Mushrooms/Religion

This is what Jack was working on before =
he passed=20
away. He became interested in this subject after reading John Marco =
Allegro=E2=80=99s=20
=E2=80=9CThe Sacred Mushroom and the Cross.=E2=80=9D

Introduction to the Song of Songs

In an exegesis such as this it is the writer=E2=80=99s obligation to =
clearly=20
interpret the scriptures so one and all can understand what the bible is =
talking=20
about. In the Song of Solomon it is very clear to us that the writer is=20
explaining his relationship with the mushroom and dealing with the =
inconsistency=20
of the experience as well as his own abilities to appease the =
mushroom-god. This=20
book is one that is very important to Christian biblical scholars and =
Jewish=20
scholars alike as it is said if you can understand the Song of Songs =
then you=20
are as close as you can be to understanding the mind of god.

To understand the book it is important to know that only select few =
were=20
revealed the secret coding behind these strange metaphoric verses. To =
the Jews=20
writing and reading was paramount to their social structure. Every Jew =
was=20
taught to read and write many languages. Only the Jew was taught Hebrew. =
The=20
Jews also took on bondservants for a period of seven years. As part of =
the=20
payment for service they would be taught to read and write, everything =
except=20
Hebrew, unless they were a Hebrew. So the Jewish system is a closed =
system and=20
so there were only certain people in the society who could read the cant =
of=20
cants. Then there are the esoteric meanings behind the texts, the =
secrets that=20
only certain people would be made aware of. They were taught the secrets =
of the=20
texts in order to go into the mountains and valleys to hunt their gods, =
the=20
mushrooms. This was a secret of the utmost seriousness. It was only =
transmitted=20
orally and each and every person who was taught it swore an oath of =
secrecy,=20
unto death. Roughly one in a thousand people knew the secrets of the =
mushrooms;=20
they had to be taught to hunt them so they needed to be taught to read =
the=20
texts, to understand the codes. This is the real secret behind this book =
and it=20
is one that is relatively unknown.

This book has received a lot of attention. Every serious Jewish and =
Biblical=20
scholar has tried his hand at interpreting these texts. A marked amount =
of=20
scholars interpret it wrong right off the bat because they start to =
interpret it=20
as a book about sex and sexual relationships. This is an easy trap to =
fall into=20
as will become clear as we read it but the relationship is between the =
character=20
and the mushroom. Many of the characters within are mushrooms and =
flushes of=20
mushrooms growing together under the cedars or pines. They can be =
described as=20
males or females both male and female as the mushroom itself is a =
hermaphrodite=20
and alludes to both male and female genitalia.

The primary colors of the Amanita Muscaria are red, gold and white so =
it is=20
easy to see why they are associated with the dove, which is white with =
red eyes.=20
The spotted characteristics of the fruit bring us clear associations =
with the=20
roe deer, which is red and spotted as well as hinds. We can also see =
clear=20
descriptions of the mushroom=E2=80=99s habitat (pine and cedar trees), =
as well as its=20
life cycle. The descriptions in these pages clearly allow us to identify =
the=20
mushroom by color, appearance and habitat and even throughout stages of =
its=20
development (from small round shaped egg-rock to large red and =
white/golden=20
upturned bird-cup). This is the only book in the whole Bible that does =
not=20
mention the words lord or god at least once. Our main contention being =
that the=20
mushroom is the god of the Bible and that the mushroom is Jesus is by =
now clear=20
so we can now move forward to saying that Solomon is also a =
mushroom.

The idea of Solomon as an historical figure is questionable to say =
the least.=20
Unless you are a biblical inerrantist willing to stretch reported =
archaeological=20
findings to the extreme, it must be admitted that there is not a single =
shred of=20
evidence to prove the existence of an Israelite king named Solomon. Nor =
is there=20
any more for his reported king father David. There is no historical =
proof that a=20
kingdom of Israel ever existed in the glorious fashion described within =
the=20
Bible during reign of these mythological kings. The supposed conquests =
of=20
David=E2=80=99s reign are reported to have stretched from its central =
capital in=20
Jerusalem to the deserts in the south and north to Syria. Then there was =
the=20
successive reign of David=E2=80=99s son Solomon under whose guidance =
there was=20
reportedly a glorious temple, as well as many kingly palaces built in =
the=20
capital city of Jerusalem. It is this period which is testimony that, =
once upon=20
a time, Israel resembled a real kingdom and a world force. The Davidic =
Dynasty,=20
kingdom of Israel and the holy city of Jerusalem, once historically =
established,=20
form the basis for all later prophecies of a messianic redeemer from the =
House=20
of David and the divine restoration of the greatness of a once again =
united=20
Israel. But if David is a mushroom, Solomon is a mushroom, the stories =
are=20
mythology and the once and future messiah king are all mushrooms then =
there is=20
an actual factual basis to the story, the mushroom (or its knowledge) =
will once=20
again find its place among mankind and the new Jerusalem will be =
established.=20
After all the New Jerusalem does have at its center the mushroom =
fountain of=20
living waters and each and every person that enters into the city is =
told to=20
partake of the waters of life (another description of the mushroom in =
its=20
juice-drink form) freely. So it can be said rather seriously that the =
identity=20
of Solomon as an historical figure is a mushroom and therefore a =
fact.

The Song of Solomon is reported to have been written in reference to =
an=20
encounter with an angel by Solomon. This is an encounter with the =
mushroom. This=20
encounter infuses the consciousness with the consciousness of the =
mushroom or=20
the god and also blends the consciousness with the heavenly host. This =
is why=20
the narrative constantly switches around between being the first person =
to the=20
second, to a group, and back to the first person, then even becoming the =
voice=20
of multiple personalities. Far from being indication of schizophrenia, =
the=20
narrative is clearly showing that the merging of consciousness is a =
group mind=20
experience just as in John, when one eats the body of Jesus and drinks =
his=20
blood, the son is in the father and the father and the son are one.

The Middle East was not always as desert an area as it is (and =
perceptively=20
seems) today. At one time there were millions of cedar trees in Lebanon, =
now=20
there are only 400. The crusades against the Cedars of Lebanon is one of =
those=20
little discussed historical facts that must be understood in order to =
know how=20
the Amanitas could have been so popular to the religions of the area. =
This book=20
refers a lot to the cedars and mountains of Lebanon because this is the=20
important information setting the stage for our narrative. The Cedars of =
Lebanon=20
were misclassified by early botanists and are actually a member of the =
pine=20
family. They are host trees for the Amanita muscaria and have been =
revered for=20
thousands of years for this very reason. Below the Cedars is where the =
ancient=20
peoples discovered god and they returned year after year to find god =
again.

Song of Solomon 1

1 The Song of Songs, which is =
Solomon=E2=80=99s.

Our narrator starts by telling us that =
this book is=20
a song and that it is Solomon=E2=80=99s. We can recognize thereafter =
that the chapters=20
repeat themes and ideas nearly in a verse/chorus fashion. Perhaps the =
book was=20
originally sung during festivals as it is reported to have been popular=20
particularly during Passover. The Jews commonly sang songs at =
celebrations;=20
Jack=E2=80=99s family lineage includes the lead canter in Europe during =
the 1800s who=20
developed the song melody of the Colnidra. Sometimes the book is =
referred to as=20
the =E2=80=9CCant of Cants=E2=80=99 because it means song and also the =
term =E2=80=9Ccant=E2=80=9D is related to=20
the word chant. Chant being the religious form of prayer or religious =
worship=20
that is done in singing, chanting or tonal inflections.

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his =
mouth: for=20
thy love is better than wine.

We immediately notice the first =
reference to=20
intoxication, wine. The love is better than wine relates to the =
intoxication,=20
mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of the mushroom. This =
will=20
become clear as we see the theme repeated. The effects are the love =
given to the=20
recipient of the kiss. We also see the first potential misunderstanding =
that the=20
kiss is a physical kiss given to our narrator by an undisclosed =
person.

Kiss (kisses) in the Song of Songs is =
the Hebrew=20
word nashaq that means to attach or connect. To connect oneself in this =
sense is=20
not merely to touch lips or even to deeply kiss but to connect in a much =
deeper=20
sense. Nashaq is also connected in this sense to the Hebrew word nasaq =
that=20
enlightens us further to the deeper meaning because nasaq means to catch =
fire,=20
burn or kindle. The red/golden color of the mushroom has been associated =
with=20
fire the world over and fire is a much used euphemism for the mushroom =
because=20
of this, as well as the internal heat it produces in the imbiber. The =
mushroom=E2=80=99s=20
association with fire cannot be stressed enough, nor can we emphasize =
enough the=20
sweating produced when you take it and the heat that accompanies =
this.

3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment =
poured=20
forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

The mushroom=E2=80=99s taste and smell =
is often referred=20
to as honey like, sweet and good. The savour (also related to the word=20
=E2=80=98saviour=E2=80=99) means smell, taste and even perception and/or =
understanding. The=20
ointments in the old world were spices and perfumes, yes, but also these =
were=20
medicinal anointings of oil that was infused with any manner of =
psychoactive or=20
medicinal compounds. The word =E2=80=9Cointments=E2=80=9D in the Song of =
Songs is the Hebrew=20
word shemen [connection to semen?] which means an oil (particularly =
olive oil)=20
based ointment, grease or liquid.

This word is also related to the Hebrew =
word=20
Shaman meaning to shine (as ones skin shines when it is covered in oil). =
We=20
cannot miss the connection here with these oils and the word Shaman. =
Shaman is=20
an Ural Altaic (Siberian) word for medicine man and this connection with =
the=20
Hebrew term for anointing oils is quite interesting. Shaman as a =
medicine man is=20
properly a Siberian healer-sage-mystic-holy man. The Siberian =
shaman=E2=80=99s primary=20
healing and divinatory tool is the Amanita muscaria mushroom. It can be =
used as=20
an ointment to absorb the active alkaloids trans-dermally (a very =
effective=20
method especially for someone that is sick and can not keep down any =
food).

As previously discussed in the chapter =
on=20
virgins, the mushrooms themselves are the virgins and it is through the=20
entheogenic ointments that the virgins give their love-gift.

4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his=20
chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love =
more=20
than wine: the upright love thee.

The mushroom whisks away the imbiber to =
otherworldly states of consciousness. These altered states can be =
considered=20
realms, kingdoms, houses and chambers for the consciousness to enter. =
The king=20
(another term for the mushroom identity) has taken him into his realm of =
consciousness or, more figuratively, brought our narrator into his =
chambers.=20
Upright, in this verse, can be understood as the mushroom standing =
upright upon=20
its pillar (stem). The love (or as previously stated), the =
=E2=80=98experience=E2=80=99 will be=20
remembered more than wine surely describes the effects of the mushroom =
as=20
compared to the simple and not very remarkable effects or experience of=20
wine.

5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents =
of Kedar,=20
as the curtains of Solomon.

The term Jerusalem here is actually a =
state of=20
mind rather than a place. The daughters of Jerusalem are the mushrooms =
and=20
he/she/it that is black is the mushroom. Black as the tents of Kedar is=20
reference to the forest canopy of the cedar trees (actually pines) under =
which=20
the mushrooms grow.

6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked =
upon me:=20
my mother=E2=80=99s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper =
of the=20
vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

When the mushrooms grow to full cycle =
they begin=20
to melt. Past their prime and beaten upon by the sun they begin to turn =
black.=20
The full strength of the sun is the kiss of death for the mushroom. =
=E2=80=9CDon=E2=80=99t look=20
upon me=E2=80=9D is reference to the picker to stay away from the black, =
rotting=20
mushrooms. The first person of the mushroom is explaining why it has =
rotted=20
(turned black) so as to add a story the mushroom has rotted because of =
disfavor,=20
charged as the keeper of the vineyards (patch of mushrooms) the little =
black one=20
kept not his own vineyard and has paid the price by turning black with =
the=20
sunshine and becoming undesirable.

Now the story shifts gears and takes us =
into=20
another scenario:

7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou =
makest=20
thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside =
by the=20
flocks of thy companions?

=E2=80=9COh though whom my soul =
loveth=E2=80=9D is none other=20
than our mushroom god who feeds the soul with gifts of wondrous =
experience. It=20
is not a simple love but a love of the soul that compels our narrator at =
this=20
juncture to inquire as to the whereabouts of his desire. =E2=80=9CTell =
me where though=20
feedest=E2=80=A6 where thou makest thy flock to rest=E2=80=9D questions =
where to find the=20
mushrooms, the flock of mushrooms at rest. We have in this verse our =
first=20
reference to the mushroom as a sheep. The flock is the patch of =
mushrooms =E2=80=9Cthe=20
flock rests=E2=80=9D and the young mushrooms resemble a flock of sheep =
because they are=20
white and fluffy. The mushrooms grow in patches (or rings) because the =
fresh=20
mycellial growth (the living organism growing in symbiosis with the =
roost of the=20
host trees) spreads itself around the tree and only the new growth (like =
on a=20
fruit tree) produces the mushroom fruit. So the fruit grows in groups =
under the=20
trees. Our narrator plays a little game of jealousy here with the =
insinuation=20
that if the one flock can=E2=80=99t be found there are others where that =
one came from.=20
Turning aside to the flocks of thy companions=E2=80=9D is a tease to =
find another=20
mushroom or flock of mushrooms.

Our narration takes a shift to the =
mushroom=E2=80=99s=20
perspective and responds to the quest of where the flock rests. If the =
location=20
is unknown, the searcher (who is now designated as a female, or =
=E2=80=9Cfairest among=20
women=E2=80=9D) then one should look for a single footstep, then the =
next and the next=20
until the whole flock rewards one. The mushrooms as footsteps (like =
stones=20
across a grassy meadow) lead the way to where it is safe to =
=E2=80=98feed thy kids=E2=80=99=20
besides the shepherds=E2=80=99 tents, another description of the =
hitherto fore sought=20
after mushroom patch. The reference to kids (baby sheep) as being fed in =
the=20
mushroom patch indicates the young mushrooms that are still fruiting =
rather than=20
the fully developed or past their prime (rotting) ones previously =
mentioned.

9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in =
Pharaoh=E2=80=99s=20
chariots.

Wheels within wheels, Mazzaroth =
references aside,=20
the mushrooms resemble a wheel with its many spokes and round wheel =
design. The=20
colors of the Pharaoh=E2=80=99s chariot may have varied but golden and =
red would surely=20
have been a popular combination. A Chariot bedecked in red and gold, =
pulled by a=20
white horse creates quite the illusion of a mushroom come to life. A =
certain=20
observer with a keenly connected eye might imagine the chariot as a =
giant=20
mushroom going across the landscape.

10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of =
gold.

The spots on the Amanitas are faceted =
and=20
pyramidal rather than being round. They resemble jewels, especially when =
grouped=20
into rows or patches and the neck (stalk) of the mushroom is adorned =
with the=20
universal veil that can resemble chains of gold. The Hebrew word =
translated here=20
as jewel is chelya and comes from the Hebrew chaliy (jewel, ornament) =
that=20
describes the ornamented looking cap of the mushroom.

11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

The narrative takes on the mushroom =
flock=20
perspective (group mind, as in =E2=80=98we=E2=80=99) and describes =
mushroom identification and=20
what to look for as to be easily recognized. The cap-ridge of the =
mushroom=20
having a golden color right below the red of the cap and above where the =
gills=20
end is another identifying characteristic in our =
=E2=80=9CSolomon=E2=80=99s field guide to the=20
Amanitas=E2=80=9D. The studs of silver again refer to the patches on the =
cap that are=20
often a silvery/grey color of white.

12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth =
the smell=20
thereof.

Spikenard is an Oriental Valerian =
(Nardostachys=20
Jatamansi). =E2=80=9CModern pharmacists from Valerian sp. extract =
Valium=E2=80=9D and Spikenard=20
has numerous uses as a natural herb. Some uses are for insomnia, pain =
relief,=20
depression etc. Although Spikenard has flowers that are red/purple and =
could be=20
indicating the mushroom=E2=80=99s color, it is more interesting in this =
regard that we=20
are receiving instruction that the mushroom emits a smell like =
Spikenard. The=20
smell of Spikenard is like earth and the earth smells like mushrooms =
(mold,=20
fungus etc.). =E2=80=9CTable=E2=80=9D in this verse is the Hebrew mecab, =
meaning round about or=20
to compass about and table. The table is the round mushroom and the king =
is its=20
title, sitting. Also the table stage is the mushroom when it is fully =
developed=20
and ready for picking. The smell begins to be noticeable at this stage =
whereas=20
before it is ripe the smell is almost negligible (more harvesting=20
instructions).

Myrrh is another aromatic resin used as =
incense.=20
The color is described as reddish-brown or yellowish-brown. These are =
the colors=20
of the mushrooms. Mushrooms are called breasts because of their shape =
but also=20
the word breasts herein is from the Hebrew =E2=80=9Cshad/shod=E2=80=9D =
which derives from=20
=E2=80=9Cshuwd=E2=80=9D meaning to swell up (as mushrooms swelling up =
very quickly to large=20
rounded semi-spheres.

14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of =
Engedi.

Engedi is a place in Palestine and we =
may=20
visualize this as the mushrooms being described in patches therein but =
going to=20
the original Hebrew here clarifies this quite well. The vineyards of =
Engedi are=20
the mushroom patches, yes, and the word Engedi breaks down in the =
Strong=E2=80=99s=20
Concordance to deriving from two words En (Ayin) meaning a =
=E2=80=98fountain=E2=80=99 (the=20
perfect physical description of the mushroom) and also =
=E2=80=9Ceye=E2=80=9D another mushroom=20
metaphor plus Gedyi meaning a kid or small goat, previously discussed as =
a=20
mushroom metaphor. According to the Oxford Dictionary =E2=80=9CThe shrub =
called=20
=E2=80=98camphire=E2=80=99 in the 1611 version of the Bible is now =
identified with the Lawsonia=20
inermis or henna-plant, N.O. Lythrace=C3=A6.=E2=80=9D Henna is a plant =
used in dying the skin=20
red so a cluster of henna (red) is a patch of several mushrooms in the =
vineyards=20
of the fountains and kids.

The fair one, the love and desire of =
our original=20
narrator (now returned to wind up the first movement) hast =
dove=E2=80=99s eyes. The dove=20
is white and its eyes are red. Unless there is a special meaning and =
particular=20
reason that associating red eyes with being attractive we can rest =
assured that=20
the fair one is none other than the red and white Amanitas. In fact all=20
throughout the scriptures and in every painting the dove is the =
mushroom.

The fair one, red and white, nestled =
into a bed=20
of green (the grass of the patch) awaits discovery by those who search =
and=20
desire to know its whereabouts.

17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.

The host trees for the mushrooms are =
cedars and=20
firs. The beams of their houses and their rafters (indicating they are =
above=20
them, and the mushrooms below) tell us finally the specific abode of the =
mushroom patch, under the cedars and fir. Our narrator in the end has =
become one=20
with the mushroom and now speaks in the person of all the characters in =
the=20
song, from the revealed abode.

Song of Solomon 2

1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

Chapter two begins with direct =
narration by a=20
mushroom, the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys. But this is not =
the=20
Amanita muscaria this is another psychoactive mushroom, the Psilocybe =
cubensis.=20
Psilocybe grows in cow dung in the Middle East and, according to the =
Oxford=20
dictionary, Sharon is a form of Sharn, which means dung, but =
particularly, cow=20
dung. Also, Sharon is an area of land that is flat. From the sea to the=20
mountains the land of Sharon is flat valley land used for farming and =
raising=20
cattle. So we have a new character entering the song and picture of our =
cast.=20
The Psilocybe grows in the valleys and particularly where we find herds =
of=20
cattle. Sharon is found in the Bible six times and every time it is =
associated=20
with grazing animals, herds and flocks. The =E2=80=9Crose=E2=80=9D is a =
metaphor for the Amanita=20
muscaria mushroom but now we find the rose as a generic mushroom =
metaphor=20
connected to the dung-loving Psilocybe species and the valleys where =
they graze.=20
Lilies are also known to be psychoactive and, along with their cousins =
the lotus=20
,can be found throughout eastern religious artworks. So we can properly =
read=20
this line as =E2=80=9CI am the mushroom of the dung.=E2=80=9D

2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Taking again the narrating position of =
the first=20
person, the Psilocybe is compared to the Amanitas. Psilocybe mushrooms =
are=20
smooth capped and compared to the faceted-bump covered Amanitas of the =
mountains=20
they are as a lily among thorns. The Psilocybe is also described here as =
love=20
and as such is compared to the Amanitas that are called once again the=20
=E2=80=9Cdaughters=E2=80=9D.

3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved =
among the=20
sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was =
sweet to=20
my taste.

More comparison between species ensues =
now=20
associating the mushrooms with apples (or apple trees) comparing them to =
all the=20
other trees of the forest. Mushrooms are always associated with =
umbrellas,=20
parasols and shade-trees partly because of the sensation that you get =
bigger and=20
smaller as part of the experience. To =E2=80=9Csit down in the shadow =
with great=20
delight=E2=80=9D is to take the mushrooms and experience the effects. =
This is done with=20
great delight as the Psilocybe species tend to make a person laugh and=20
experience great joy and delight. The Psilocybe is also a mushroom that =
can be=20
eaten fresh (right out of the cow patty) and they taste very =
good=E2=80=A6 even=20
sweet.

4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was =
love.

The intoxication appears to be agreeing =
with the=20
experiencer and as is typical with the Psilocybin compounds, there is =
still a=20
separation between the experiencer and the mushroom. The tone of this =
dialogue=20
is more single positioned now; it is not jumping back and forth as =
before.

5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of =
love.

Psilocybe mushrooms are shaped in the =
primordium=20
stage rather like a bowling pin. The =E2=80=9Cflagon=E2=80=9D is a =
vessel to hold liquids (wine,=20
strong drink, etc.) that is also shaped like a bowling pin, or, just =
like a=20
Psilocybe cubensis when young. =E2=80=9CStay me with flagons=E2=80=9D is =
reference to a choice=20
made and a plea for coercion to stay in the company of the valley =
dwelling=20
Psilocybe rather than going again the mountain realm of the Amanitas. =
Comfort me=20
with apples is another statement to that effect and =E2=80=9CI am sick =
of love=E2=80=9D=20
references the vomiting associated with both types of mushrooms but most =
likely=20
in this case it is reference to the Amanitas.

6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace =
me.

Oftentimes when one is in the throws of =
the=20
mushroom experience vomiting occurs and sometimes you require assistance =
of a=20
monitor or babysitter to help you through the dissociative stages when =
vomiting=20
can be fatal if you are lying on your back. The way to help someone =
through this=20
stage best is to hold the person with one arm embracing the person =
around the=20
belly from beside and the other hand holding the head up so they =
don=E2=80=99t bang=20
their head on the ground or go face first into the bucket. The previous =
verse=20
references being =E2=80=9Csick of love=E2=80=9D and this verse describe =
the effects and events=20
of being sick of the mushrooms.

7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the =
hinds of=20
the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

The daughters of Jerusalem are the =
Amanitas but=20
in another sense they are those waiting for the Amanita season (after =
the winter=20
when the snow in the mountains has receded). The roes and hinds are both =
mushrooms. According to the early 1900s Webster=E2=80=99s dictionary, =
the roe is a red=20
to reddish brown deer and hind is a female red deer (of which the male =
is the=20
=E2=80=9Cstag=E2=80=9D). Also, there is reference to spots with the word =
=E2=80=98hind=E2=80=99 as it is also=20
any of various groupers (a species of fish) with spots. Deer are =
associated with=20
Amanita muscaria and Amanita pantherina and are known to eat them. The =
=E2=80=9Croe=E2=80=9D is=20
a =E2=80=9Cred deer=E2=80=9D with white spots and the =
=E2=80=9Chind=E2=80=9D is also a red deer with spots.=20
=E2=80=9CStir not up, nor awake my love, till he please=E2=80=9D is =
reference to going out to=20
pick the mushrooms before the season is right. As we will see, the =
season is=20
nearly upon our narrative and the valley dwelling mushrooms will soon be =
set=20
aside for the Amanitas once again as the spring arrives.

8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh leaping upon the =
mountains,=20
skipping upon the hills.

The voice of my beloved is the thunder=20
(proclaiming the approach of the mushroom season after the rains). The =
word here=20
for =E2=80=9Cvoice=E2=80=9D is the Hebrew =E2=80=9Cqowl=E2=80=9D or =
=E2=80=9Cqol=E2=80=9D and means a cracking, loud sound and=20
specifically thunder. Thunder has been considered the voice of god in =
many=20
religions, particularly the Abrahamic religions. There is a related =
sound that=20
was also considered to be the voice of god and that is the rumble of a =
volcano.=20
But here we see why the voice of the lord (the thunder claps) calls his=20
followers to the mountains as his approach is near. He comes =
=E2=80=9Cleaping upon the=20
mountains, skipping upon the hills=E2=80=9D the mushrooms as footsteps =
dot the landscape=20
and the season is once again in full swing. The word translated here as=20
=E2=80=9Cleaping=E2=80=9D is the Hebrew =E2=80=9Cdalag=E2=80=99 which =
means =E2=80=9Cto spring=E2=80=9D. To spring is another=20
perfect description of a growing mushroom as it grows like a spring of =
living=20
waters from the ground.

9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth =
behind our=20
wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the =
lattice.

We discussed the roe (red, spotted =
deer) earlier=20
and the hind (female red, spotted deer) and now we are told the beloved =
is as a=20
young hart. A =E2=80=9Cyoung hart=E2=80=9D is the stag (male deer) and =
when young it is also red=20
with white spots. =E2=80=9CBehold he standeth behind our wall=E2=80=9D =
explains that the=20
mushrooms are found outside the house or the city walls but, even more=20
interestingly, the mushroom stands without the mental boundaries (walls) =
of=20
understanding to the general populace. =E2=80=9CHe looketh forth at the =
windows=E2=80=9D implies=20
that now that the season is in full swing and our narrator knows that =
the=20
mushrooms are flushing, figuratively it is also looking for the hunters. =
Looking=20
into the windows describes the mushrooms visible through the windows of =
the=20
house, city or holes in the wall of dogma separating the people from the =
mushroom god. The mushrooms pushing up through the pine needles under =
the=20
conifers spread them apart as the mushroom rises, this creates a lattice =
effect=20
as the mushroom begins to peek out from its hiding place.

The voice of the beloved is the thunder =
that says=20
to rise up and come away to the mountains. The voice of the thunder =
indicates=20
that the mushrooms are popping.

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

The winter has passed, the rain is over =
and gone=20
(at least for the moment). It is springtime and with the rains of spring =
comes=20
the first mountain mushroom season of the year. The winter is fine for =
mushrooms=20
in the valleys because the elevation is too low to freeze out the =
mushroom=20
fruiting.

12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds =
is come,=20
and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

The turtle is a turtledove =
(=E2=80=9DColumba palumbus=E2=80=9D)=20
and it can be white with red eyes. Also the turtledove can be blue with=20
purple-brown belly feathers resembling the Psilocybe colors. The Hebrew =
for=20
turtle used here is =E2=80=9Ctowr=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Ctor=E2=80=9D a =
ringdove or turtledove. Of particular note=20
here are the varieties of colors of turtledoves. They can vary from pure =
white=20
to blue and purple and even bright golden in parts. These are all colors =
of the=20
mushrooms so, as with apples, roses and lilies, they may be used to =
represent=20
Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina or Psilocybe species. The voice of =
the=20
turtle is a metaphor for the voices of the gods, the mushrooms, the =
thunder of=20
the storms that indicate rain and mushroom hunting season.

13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the =
tender=20
grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Tender grapes are white, nearly =
translucent, like=20
the gills of a mushroom before they begin to ripen through the summer. =
These are=20
further indications to look for when watching for the mushroom season to =
come=20
into full swing. Once the signs are all right it is time to =
=E2=80=9Ccome away=E2=80=9D to the=20
mountains to seek the mushroom god in its native habitat.

14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret =
places of the=20
stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is =
thy=20
voice, and thy countenance is comely.

If you really get into the finer points =
of=20
hunting amanitas in the field, you will find that they love rocky =
terrain. In=20
the geological evolution of the planet, first there is the lava, and =
then plants=20
begin to break down the lava by shooting rootlets into the rocks and =
cracks of=20
rocks. One of the first trees to break down rock is the pine tree (host =
for=20
Amanitas). Mushrooms are also quite powerful organisms and can even =
crack fairly=20
large sized rocks right in half. Since the pine tree has hundreds of=20
mychorhizzal symbionts associated with it, it is perfect for breaking =
down rocks=20
into soil. But the mushrooms are often found in the clefts of the rocks. =
Another=20
mushroom associated with the pine is the Boletus edulis (King Bolete) =
and these=20
giant mushrooms also do a great job of breaking apart rocks. The Boletes =
are=20
also a great indicator species for finding the Amanitas because if the =
Boletes=20
are fruiting, the Amanitas are not far away, unless the deer have found =
them=20
first (another reason to =E2=80=9Cget the up to the mountains=E2=80=9D =
quickly when the time is=20
right, after a storm. This is because the competition for the mushroom =
gods is=20
stiff in the great outdoors. The =E2=80=9Csecret places of the =
stairs=E2=80=9D is another way to=20
describe the rocky habitat that is preferred by the Amanitas. Natural =
terrain=20
resembling stairs is common in rocky areas and this is prime hunting =
ground for=20
the mushrooms.

15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our =
vines=20
have tender grapes.

Foxes, again, are red and white =
(actually red=20
with white spots) in color, particularly the little foxes. One must take =
the=20
little foxes because when the mushrooms are ripe they need to be picked. =
Otherwise the mushrooms beyond their prime begin to disintegrate, turn =
black and=20
rot (as previously discussed), then the rot can spread to the good =
mushrooms=20
close by, eventually ruining the whole patch. Then you must wait for =
another=20
fruiting. But if you remove the mushrooms as they are ready, the new =
ones will=20
keep coming up and this is =E2=80=98Keeping the vineyards=E2=80=9D or =
=E2=80=9Ctending the flock=E2=80=9D=20
properly. You wouldn=E2=80=99t want to ruin the tender grapes (tiny =
fruiting bodies) by=20
letting the mushrooms beyond their prime infect the newbies.

16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

It seems quite clear that to feedeth =
among the=20
lilies is to eat the mushrooms among the mushrooms but further =
investigation=20
reveals that the Hebrew word for feedeth is =E2=80=9Craah=E2=80=9D which =
means not only to eat=20
but to tend the flock or tend the mushroom patch to its full yielding =
potential=20
(as mentioned above).

17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, =
and be=20
thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

We have already clarified the roe and =
the hart=20
(stag) both as red spotted deer. The deer are associated with the =
Amanitas=20
around the world; particularly there is a large body of information from =
Wasson=20
regarding the Siberian Reindeer. The deer resemble the mushrooms in =
color and=20
appearance, so to be as a deer upon the mountains of Bether. Bether is a =
place=20
in Palestine but the Hebrew =E2=80=9CBether=E2=80=9D also means a =
=E2=80=9Ccraggy place.=E2=80=9D This indicates=20
a mountainous, rocky area and, as we discussed previously, a =
=E2=80=9Crocky=E2=80=9D place is=20
what the mushrooms prefer. The first words =E2=80=9Cuntil the day =
break=E2=80=9D indicate that=20
this is a reference to something happening during the night. The =
narrator asks=20
his beloved to, during the night, =E2=80=9Cturn=E2=80=9D which is the =
Hebrew word =E2=80=9Ccabab=E2=80=9D which=20
among its definitions are to change, stand and cause to come about. All =
these=20
are prompting the mushrooms to mature overnight so when the day comes =
again they=20
will be as the roe and hart, fully matured, ready for harvesting.

Song of Solomon 3

1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, =
but I=20
found him not.

By now we know that =E2=80=9Chim whom =
my soul loveth=E2=80=9D is=20
none other than the mushroom god. Without the mushrooms the god cannot =
be found.=20
Our narrator seeks him in his bed at night and this clearly indicates a =
search=20
in the recesses of the mind, perhaps in dreams but certainly it is a =
search of=20
the consciousness, and it is search in vain.

2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the =
broad=20
ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him =
not.

Once the search in bed is determined =
fruitless it=20
is time to go looking in the physical world. The first search is =
conducted=20
within the city, through the streets and in the broadways. This search =
also=20
proves to be fruitless and so our narrator takes his quest beyond the =
confines=20
of the city.

3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw =
ye him=20
whom my soul loveth?

The watchmen are described as going =
round about=20
the city and they found our narrator along his journey. Surprisingly, he =
asks if=20
they have seen =E2=80=9Chim whom my soul loveth=E2=80=9D as if perhaps =
it was common knowledge=20
among the watchmen.

4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom =
my soul=20
loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him =
into my=20
mother=E2=80=99s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived =
me.

Finally our narrator finds the =
mushrooms and only=20
a little ways outside the city. The find is precious and won=E2=80=99t =
be let go of=20
until it is brought into the mother of the narrator=E2=80=99s house, =
into =E2=80=9Cthe chambers=20
of she who conceived me=E2=80=9D. A potential for a misunderstanding =
this verse as a=20
physical, two person encounter exists here if one is not adept at =
understanding=20
the real nature of the song.

5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the =
hinds of=20
the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of =
smoke,=20
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the =
merchant?

A =E2=80=9Cpillar of smoke=E2=80=9D is =
another wonderful=20
description of the mushroom. =E2=80=9CPillars of smoke coming out of the =
wilderness=E2=80=9D is=20
a good question and the mushrooms are the answer. The mushrooms come out =
of the=20
wilderness as pillars of smoke and there is none other. This analogy was =
previously used in Exodus during the Israelites flight from Egypt in =
which the=20
presence of the Lord (traveling with the Israelites) appeared as a =
pillar of=20
smoke by day and a pillar of fire by night, both descriptions of the =
mushroom=20
with its fiery red cap atop the pillar-like stem and the fluffy =
cloud-smoke=20
(like) covered cap atop the pillar (stem). Perfumed with Myrrh and =
Frankincense=20
indicates the mushrooms are ripe for the harvest (we discussed =
previously the=20
odor of the ripe mushroom). Also Frankincense is a gum resin that is =
obtained=20
from trees, two of which are the pine and the fir.

The powders of the merchant are not =
your average=20
powders because our Hebrew word translated here as =
=E2=80=9Cpowder=E2=80=9D is =E2=80=9Cabaqah=E2=80=9D and it=20
means specifically light particles (as volatile). Volatile according to =
the=20
Oxford Dictionary means =E2=80=9Cflying=E2=80=9D or to =
=E2=80=9Cfly=E2=80=9D, capable of flying or volant. It=20
also can mean to easily change from one state of mind to another =
(consciousness=20
altering). The common name for the Amanita muscaria is the =E2=80=9CFly =
Agaric=E2=80=9D because=20
of the sensation of flying that it produces but also because it is =
reported to=20
stupefy houseflies (muscaria from the Latin musca, fly). So there is =
only one=20
that comes out of the wilderness as pillars of smoke, has a distinctive =
smell=20
and can be related to the flying powders of the merchant, the Amanita =
muscaria=20
mushroom god.

7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon=E2=80=99s; threescore valiant men =
are about it, of=20
the valiant of Israel.

8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword =
upon=20
his thigh because of fear in the night.

9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

The mythological King Solomon is none =
other than=20
the Amanita muscaria mushroom. He is the Sun god Sol and the son of the =
Sun, the=20
mushroom. Before we explained a chariot looking like a mushroom and now =
the=20
story explains that Solomon made a chariot out of the wood of Lebanon. =
The wood=20
of Lebanon is cedar. Early botanists misclassified Lebanon Cedars. They =
are=20
members of the pine family, but the wood of Lebanon being used to =
fashion a=20
chariot is simply the tree that produces the Amanita muscaria. The =
mushroom is=20
the chariot that takes the consciousness on a spiritual (out of body)=20
flight.

10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, =
the=20
covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for =
the=20
daughters of Jerusalem.

The stem and gills of the Amanitas =
(both muscaria=20
and pantherina) are a translucent white with a slight tinge of silver to =
them.=20
=E2=80=9CSilver pillars=E2=80=9D is a very good description of the =
mushroom stems. The bottom=20
thereof of gold describes the bulbous base that has yellow in it, as =
does the=20
pyramidal shaped warts on the top of the cap. This color variation (from =
all=20
white spots to yellow-gold) even has its own subspecies (variety) name =
in the=20
Amanitas (Amanita muscaria var. flavivolvata). The covering of purple is =
the=20
canopy or top of the cap. Going to the original Hebrew translated as =
=E2=80=9Cpurple=E2=80=9D we=20
discover that the word =E2=80=9Cargaman=E2=80=9D or =
=E2=80=9Cargevan=E2=80=9D translates purple to be a=20
=E2=80=9Cscarlet=E2=80=9D. Scarlet is absolutely the cap of the amanita. =
The cap is often=20
associated with blood, due to this color of red. Scarlet is the color of =
blood=20
in the arteries, whereas the color of the blood in the veins is crimson. =
(Properly said of the crimson venous blood, the color of arterial blood =
being=20
scarlet.) Both crimson and scarlet describe the cap color variants of =
the=20
Amanita muscaria. In the last part of this verse we have the =
=E2=80=9Cmidst thereof=20
paved with love.=E2=80=9D The Hebrew word for =E2=80=9Cpaved=E2=80=9D is =
=E2=80=9Cratsaph=E2=80=9D which means to=20
tessellate or embroider with stones, pave as a mosaic work of art. The =
mosaic is=20
created by using many stones fitted near each other to form the work. =
The=20
pyramidal shaped veil fragments on the cap of the Amanitas is strikingly =
this, a=20
mosaic of what appears to be oddly shaped stones that, were the cap =
shrunken=20
back down,would fit perfectly back together. The related Hebrew word =
=E2=80=9Cratseph=E2=80=9D=20
is a red hot stone used for baking and s the related word =
=E2=80=9Cresheph=E2=80=9D which is a=20
lightning bolt.

11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the =
crown=20
wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the =
day of=20
the gladness of his heart.

The repeated verse including =
=E2=80=9Cdove=E2=80=99s eyes=E2=80=9D is=20
again reference to the mushroom cap. Now we have also reference to the =
dove=E2=80=99s=20
eyes within the locks (of hair). The locks are the spots on the cap that =
resemble fur, wool or hair on top of the mushroom. Dove=E2=80=99s eyes =
within the locks=20
is reference to the bright red cap that is visible within (between) the =
spots on=20
the cap. A flock of goats is a group of mushrooms and Mount Gilead is =
again=20
referring us to the dung loving Psilocybe. Gilead is a Hebrew word =
(name)=20
=E2=80=9CGilead=E2=80=9D coming from two Hebrew words =
=E2=80=9Cgal=E2=80=9D which is a heap of stone or dung and=20
=E2=80=9Ced=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Cuwd which means a witness or testimony =
and to stand upright. The=20
mushroom itself is not compared to the goats atop the mountain or we =
could=20
easily conclude that the mushrooms are the goats in its natural =
environment=20
(atop a mountain). Instead the hair (bumps on the cap) are compared to =
the goats=20
on the mountain. So our flock of goats is a group of mushrooms which =
stand=20
upright in the heap of dung like the bumps (hair) atop the Amanita cap =
(the=20
bumps being the mushrooms and the rounded (mound) cap being the dung =
heap. Our=20
narrator is comparing the Amanitas to the Psilocybe that were found =
during the=20
winter in the dung mounds while the beloved (Amanitas) were hibernating =
for the=20
winter in the mountains.

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came =
up from=20
the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among =
them.

Teeth here is the Hebrew word =
=E2=80=9Cshen=E2=80=9D and refer to=20
a tooth that is sharp. The bumps on the Amanita cap are sharp and =
pointed. The=20
flock of sheep is the bumps on the cap and they are as if even shorn =
(uniform in=20
appearance) and they are as if they have come up from the washing. The =
washing=20
refers to the rains that are necessary before the mushrooms =
=E2=80=9Ccome up=E2=80=9D. The word=20
translated here as =E2=80=9Cwashing=E2=80=9D is the Hebrew =
=E2=80=9Crachtsah=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Crachats=E2=80=9D and the=20
meaning is washing or a washing pot. The mushroom cap resembles a pot =
filled=20
with red (blood) and the sheep (veil fragments) look like sheep floating =
on top=20
or coming up (emerging) from the (red) full pot. Washing in a Biblical =
sense is=20
the washing away of sins by the blood of the lamb so the bumps are as =
white=20
sheep that have emerged from the blood cap washing. Both =
=E2=80=9Cbear=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Ctwins=E2=80=9D in=20
the Hebrew are the same word =E2=80=9Ctaam=E2=80=9D which means to =
duplicate or multiply and, as=20
with any desirable substance, the hope is for it to multiply =
=E2=80=9Cand none is barren=20
among them=E2=80=9D.

3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: =
thy=20
temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

The lips are the round red (scarlet) =
mushroom=20
caps. Lips is Hebrew =E2=80=9Csepheth=E2=80=9D and means boundary, lips =
or border. The edge of=20
the mushroom is red and like threads running between the white patches. =
Speech=20
is the Hebrew =E2=80=9Cmidbar=E2=80=9D which means pasture. The temples =
in this verse are not=20
temples of worship but the temples on the side of the head, in other =
words, the=20
sides of the mushroom cap. The Hebrew word translated here as temple is =
=E2=80=9Craqqah=E2=80=9D=20
and has only one meaning, the side of the head. Temples within the locks =
are=20
again the red cap of the mushroom and, like a piece of Pomegranate, deep =
red,=20
visible in between the white patches (locks) that resemble wool. All =
these=20
metaphors are relating the mushroom cap as the top and curving down to =
the edges=20
or sides (temples) of a head, flecked with white patches of wooly hair. =
In=20
between the wooly patches the red of the cap is visible.

4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon =
there=20
hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Since the previous verse discussed the =
mushroom=20
cap as the top of the head, it is only right that we proceed to discuss =
the neck=20
as the mushroom stem. The neck is tall and slender just as the mushroom =
stem.=20
Armoury is translated from the Hebrew =E2=80=9Ctalpiyah=E2=80=9Dwhich =
means =E2=80=9Cto tower=E2=80=9D or=20
=E2=80=9Csomething tall.=E2=80=9D The word also can be used to denote =
the plural and is then=20
defined as =E2=80=9Carmoury=E2=80=9D. This then indicates several things =
that are tall (armoury)=20
or one slender, tall thing. To say that the tower is like it was builded =
for an=20
armoury upon which hang a thousand bucklers (shields) is a play on =
numbers. =E2=80=9CA=20
thousand=E2=80=9D can also mean =E2=80=9Cone=E2=80=9D and the =
buckler/shield is again a perfect analogy=20
for the mushroom cap because a buckler is a round conical shaped shield. =
So in=20
the plural =E2=80=9Call shields of mighty men=E2=80=9D is an allusion to =
a company of a thousand=20
mushrooms, all bucklers towered/armoured with the stems.

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed =
among=20
the lilies.

Two breasts like young red deer with =
white spots=20
among the lilies is clear as two mushrooms in their native habitat. =
There is=20
argument about what lilies they are talking about in this book but lily =
also=20
used to mean any plant that springs up, or any flower, so the question =
about=20
what specific lily receives mention here is nearly unanswerable. =
Besides,=20
really, the whole cant is primarily about mushrooms.

6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to =
the=20
mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Until the daybreak and the shadows flee =
away our=20
narrator will be going up to the mountain of myrrh (the =
yellow-red-golden=20
mushroom) and to the hill of frankincense (which as previously shared is =
a gum=20
resin exuded from pine and fir trees). The point here is to go to the =
mountains=20
where the pines and fir can be found and, so too, the Amanitas.

7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

The word =E2=80=9Cspot=E2=80=9D here =
would appear to be a=20
contradiction in describing the Amanitas for harvest, but the Hebrew =
word=20
translated in this verse as spot is =E2=80=9Cmuwm=E2=80=9D and it =
actually means a stain or=20
blemish. Our coded =E2=80=9CMushroom Hunting Field Guide=E2=80=9D =
explains that the ones to pick=20
are the perfect specimens, those without blemish, fully ripened and =
ready.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look =
from the=20
top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions=E2=80=99 =
dens, from the=20
mountains of the leopards.

Our narrator is bringing the mushrooms =
from the=20
mountains of Lebanon, bringing them away from the mountains of cedars =
and pines.=20
Looking from the top of Amana, Shenir and Hermon, all mountains of =
Lebanon. The=20
Hebrew word translated here as lions=E2=80=99 is =E2=80=9Cariy=E2=80=9D =
and it means specifically a=20
young lion. Young lions are spotted as are leopards; they are also =
golden or=20
tan/red as the color of the Amanitas. One of the mountains is called =
Amana and=20
this is very close to the Latin name of the Amanita. In fact, if you =
insert the=20
word =E2=80=9Cit=E2=80=9D in there the name is complete. This is only =
interesting in a sense of=20
commonalities that would most likely be considered coincidental by =
academics.=20
One might also draw the same interest to the Egyptian god Aman and his =
consort=20
Amanit and even the word for underworld Amenta. Somewhere along the =
lines it=20
just might be that all these words are somehow related.

Our narrator continues with his poetic =
license to=20
refer to his beloved now as his sister and spouse. The eyes and the =
chain of the=20
neck are both descriptive of the mushroom that ravaged our =
narrator=E2=80=99s heart. The=20
heart, it is known today, has many of the same receptor sites for =
psychoactives=20
as the brain and there is much more work to be done in this regard. A =
ravaging=20
of the heart is descriptive of the effects that the mushrooms have upon =
the=20
heart. This can be realized in the religious artworks depicting Jesus =
with the=20
glowing, radiating and exposed heart. The heart itself is another =
homologue=20
representing the mushroom and it bears mentioning.

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy =
love=20
than wine! And the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

Love, as previously explained is the =
spiritual=20
experience provided by the sister, the spouse, the mushroom. It is =
emphatically=20
proclaimed here to be far superior than the love (experience) afforded =
by wine.=20
The word =E2=80=9Csmell=E2=80=9D here (and throughout this song) is the =
Hebrew word =E2=80=9Creyach=E2=80=9D to=20
smell and it comes from =E2=80=9Cruwach=E2=80=9D which means to =
=E2=80=9Cmake of quick understanding=E2=80=9D.=20
As reported before the ointments are not your average ointments and, in =
all=20
likelihood, this is referring to the =E2=80=9Cflying =
ointments=E2=80=9D.

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are =
under thy=20
tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Of course the smell of the mushroom =
would be like=20
Lebanon because of the pines and cedars where the mushroom grows. The =
lips=20
reference was explained earlier and the association of the lips dropping =
like a=20
honeycomb is reference to the veil fragments that appear to be dripping =
off the=20
edges of the mushroom cap (lips). Honey and milk are under the tongue is =
reference to the red cap (tongue) under which if you section the =
mushroom cap=20
you will see under the red is a layer of yellow-gold flesh (like honey) =
and=20
below that the color of the flesh is white, like milk.

Here we have reference to a spring =
shut-up and a=20
fountain sealed. The allusion to the mushrooms by using the descriptive =
term=20
=E2=80=98fountain=E2=80=99 is apparent and a fountain sealed is drawing =
us the picture that it=20
is =E2=80=98as if frozen in time=E2=80=99. It appears as a fountain but =
it is not running water.=20
Instead it is a fountain sealed. This is the same as a spring shut-up; =
it=20
appears as a spring but does not run with water. A garden enclosed is =
one that=20
is protected. The fact that the mushrooms are a secret, their identity =
and=20
description protected in code, is testament to the garden enclosed.

13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; =
camphire,=20
with spikenard,

14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of=20
frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from=20
Lebanon.

The =E2=80=9Cfountain of living =
waters=E2=80=9D is one of the=20
most profound and important secret descriptions of the mushroom. It is =
shaped=20
like a fountain and contains the living waters (it is 90% water and it =
is=20
literally alive). So to wind up this chapter we have a listing of the =
various=20
descriptions of the homologues used for the mushrooms as describing that =
that is=20
found within the protected garden, a =E2=80=9Cfountain of =
gardens=E2=80=9D. Streams from Lebanon=20
represent the waters of life that flow out of the forested areas via the =
carriers sent to fetch them. The secret remains a secret because of =
these coded=20
messages.

Our narrator is ready to imbibe. Coming =
into the=20
garden is the metaphor for this as will become apparent. After gathering =
the=20
myrrh with the spice its time to eat the honeycomb with the honey, to =
drink the=20
wine with the milk. No one would really be drinking wine mixed with =
milk. Wine=20
here does not mean the common wine, made with fermented grapes. The =
Hebrew word=20
translated as wine is =E2=80=9Cyayin=E2=80=9D and it means intoxication =
as well as wine, there=20
are lots of various types of intoxication besides alcohol. In the =
ancient world=20
the herbalists knew very well what the chemist knows today, that some =
alkaloids=20
are soluble in water and some are not. Those alkaloids that are not=20
water-soluble are soluble in alcohol. Wine and strong drink are both =
terms used=20
to describe liquids that can carry a wide variety of intoxicating =
substances.=20
The party has begun in this verse; our narrator has invited friends =
(real or=20
imagined) to join in.

2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that =
knocketh,=20
saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my =
head is=20
filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

Amanita intoxication has a particular =
effect that=20
is unique to most substances. The body tends to fall asleep but the mind =
is=20
wide-awake. Here this effect is described, as the heart being awake =
while the=20
person is asleep. The voice of the beloved knocking is another =
description of=20
this stage in the intoxication. Also we see the common switching back =
and forth=20
between first person narrative and second (the beloved). =E2=80=9COpen =
to me my sister,=20
my love, my dove for my head is filled with dew=E2=80=9D brings out all =
sorts of wild=20
speculation as to what is going on in this part of the song. As =
previously=20
explained these are all homologues for the mushroom and =E2=80=9Copen to =
me=E2=80=99 means to=20
allow entrance into the heavenly realms while =E2=80=9Chead filled with =
dew=E2=80=9D means the=20
intoxicant is in full swing and the peak experience is at hand. Another =
effect=20
that the mushroom produces in abundance is sweating. =E2=80=9CLocks =
filled with the=20
drops of the night=E2=80=9D is none other than the profuse sweating =
associated with the=20
Amanita muscaria intoxication.

3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my =
feet; how=20
shall I defile them?

To put off ones coat is to become free, =
how can=20
you put it back on afterwards? This is what is happening to our =
narrator. The=20
intoxicant has propelled the imbiber into a state of divine grace, into =
the=20
heavens, the presence of the Lord. When this happens the clothes come =
off=20
because it is a natural effect. Don=E2=80=99t be surprised if you are in =
the company of=20
someone that takes the Amanitas and they strip off all of their clothes =
and run=20
around naked. When Adam and eve became ashamed of their nakedness in the =
Garden=20
of Eden they covered themselves. This was the sign that they had fallen =
from=20
divine grace. The same metaphor is the washing of the feet. To wash ones =
feet is=20
to become purified, cleansed, washed from the bondage of sin. When you =
take the=20
Amanitas and become one with god it becomes very difficult to return to =
the=20
mundane world, once again become defiled and willingly put back on the =
clothes=20
of that fall from divine grace.

4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels =
were=20
moved for him.

Suddenly comes the urge to defecate. =
The mushroom=20
inside is wanting out thus are the symptoms described as =E2=80=9CMy =
beloved put in his=20
hand by the hole of the door=E2=80=9D expelling the mushrooms can be a =
traumatic=20
experience and strange as it may seem to the uninitiated this requires =
mention=20
(as evidenced by or narration) thus the resulting explanation =
=E2=80=9Cmy bowels are=20
moved for him=E2=80=9D is not shockingly out of place but a simple fact =
of life and of=20
the experience.

5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, =
and my=20
fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

The effects are subsiding quickly and =
so the=20
initial impulse is to open the lock again, take more mushrooms and =
regain the=20
experience. The Hebrew word translated here as =E2=80=9Chandles=E2=80=9D =
is =E2=80=9Ckaph=E2=80=9D and means an=20
empty hand or the hollow of the hand. This seems to indicate that there =
were no=20
more mushrooms. The =E2=80=9Chands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers =
with sweet=20
smelling myrrh=E2=80=9D is another reference to the sweating. The =
mushrooms being inside=20
the body and the sweat and excrement coming out of the body as the =
experience=20
subsides was ample reason for the conclusion that the spirit and =
presence left=20
the body by these means.

6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and =
was gone:=20
my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I =
called=20
him, but he gave me no answer.

The effects have clearly subsided here =
and our=20
narrator is again looking for the beloved but he is nowhere to be found. =
Not=20
only are there no more mushrooms but the presence in the consciousness =
is=20
clearly withdrawn. My soul failed when he spake is an indication of =
another=20
phenomenon associated with the experience. When the peak experience is =
happening=20
there are glimpses into other realms. But the downside is that it is not =
possible to remain in the states of ecstasy. Leaving these realms of =
delight can=20
be traumatic and it carries weights of being unworthy, unprepared and =
unable to=20
stay, as well as feelings of rejection. =E2=80=98My soul failed when he =
spake=E2=80=9D is=20
reference to precisely this. This is compounded by the experience =
subsiding =E2=80=9Cmy=20
beloved had withdrawn himself=E2=80=9D and then the rejection of =
=E2=80=9CI sought him, but I=20
could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.=E2=80=9D =
This calling after=20
and going to look for (seeking) him is about to get our narrator into =
trouble=20
because in this state of mind you do not want to leave the safety of =
your home.=20
Unfortunately, this is exactly what our narrator does. =E2=80=9CI sought =
him, but I=20
could not find him=E2=80=9D describes his leaving his house to go =
looking in and about=20
the city.

7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they =
wounded=20
me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

=E2=80=9CI sought him, but I could not =
find him=E2=80=9D=20
describes the search but those unsympathetic to the inebriated narrator =
found=20
him instead. For whatever reason they wounded and smote the unfortunate =
searcher=20
and the experience has gone from bad to worse.

It=E2=80=99s not any wonder that our =
narrator is sick of=20
love after stumbling around the city babbling about losing the beloved =
and=20
inadvertently coming upon some bad apples that decide to beat up our =
love-lorn=20
and inebriated psychonaut. This entire section of the song is meant to =
caution=20
anyone who decides to take the mushrooms. It is not a good idea to go =
walking=20
around the city asking people to help you.

9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among =
women?=20
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge =
us?

This chastising attitude seems to be =
coming from=20
another point of view. Someone is asking what it is about the mushroom =
that=20
makes it so special (presumably to endure the hardships and turmoil that =
goes=20
along with taking it). The question is coming from the =
=E2=80=9Cdaughters of Jerusalem=E2=80=9D,=20
the mushrooms. =E2=80=9CWhat is thy beloved more than another beloved, O =
thou fairest=20
among women?=E2=80=9D is observing the attitude of the one who has taken =
the mushrooms=20
as a love-lorn female that is conceited in thinking she is the =
=E2=80=9Cfairest among=20
women=E2=80=9D. This admonition accompanies the observance of a supposed =
exclusivity in=20
the relationship because of a vain attitude. =E2=80=9CWho are you to =
call this mushroom=20
yours?=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cwhat is so special about your mushrooms =
compared to any other=20
mushrooms in the patch (the daughters of Jerusalem)?=E2=80=9D asks the =
mushroom=20
inquisitors. The statement =E2=80=9Cthou dost so charge us=E2=80=9D =
implies that the mushrooms=20
are offended by the one who took the mushrooms, had a rough time and =
blames the=20
beloved, rejecting the mushrooms for deserting in time of need.

10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten =
thousand.

White and ruddy, the chiefest among ten =
thousand=20
is a high and mighty position or at least a high and mighty opinion. The =
word=20
translated here as =E2=80=9Cruddy=E2=80=99 in Hebrew is =
=E2=80=9Cadom=E2=80=9D and it means rosy-red (as should=20
by now be expected) and this word comes from the Hebrew word =
=E2=80=9Cadam=E2=80=9D the name of=20
the first man in genesis and it also means red or to be made red.

11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black =
as a=20
raven.

A head as the most fine gold describes =
the golden=20
colored cap of the mushroom (especially after being dried), and =
=E2=80=9Clocks bushy,=20
and black as a raven=E2=80=9D describes the mushroom that has pushed its =
way through the=20
pine needles (after a rain) and the pine needles (which are black when =
wet) are=20
stuck to the cap of the mushroom, like black hair on the top of a head. =
After=20
the mushrooms are dried and take on the golden hue if the pine needle =
fragments=20
are still on the cap they are stuck for good. You can shake the mushroom =
all you=20
want and they will not fall off, just like hair you can shake your head =
but the=20
hair doesn=E2=80=99t fall off.

12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed =
with=20
milk, and fitly set.

The eyes of doves washed with milk is =
the red=20
mushroom cap with the spots of white veil fragments fitly set (evenly =
spaced=20
throughout the cap). Were this a person being described, red eyes would =
not be a=20
flattering statement. On the contrary, eyes as the eyes of doves would =
be deep=20
bloody red and if this is not describing a serious illness it would be =
some sort=20
of broken blood vessels. It is, however, an apt description of the =
mushroom,=20
especially if you consider that the Hebrew word translated here as =
=E2=80=9Ceyes=E2=80=9D can=20
also mean a fountain (as previously explored).

13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like =
lilies,=20
dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

Cheeks are down lower on the face and =
so this is=20
describing an unopened mushroom cap. The lips dripping with myrrh =
describes the=20
bottom (edges) of the cap with veil fragments hanging along the edge =
(lips).

14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as =
bright=20
ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Hands, translated here from the Hebrew =
word=20
=E2=80=9Cyad=E2=80=9D, indicate an open hand (as opposed to a closed =
fist). This is descriptive=20
because it denotes the opened mushroom cap. If you have rings on your =
hand the=20
gems are on the top of the hand, just as the gems (veil fragments) are =
atop the=20
mushroom cap.

15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: =
his=20
countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

The legs as pillars represent the stem =
of the=20
mushrooms. Again, as we have seen before, the legs are like pillars. The =
pillar=20
reference is an ongoing theme because it is one of the distinctive =
attributes of=20
the mushroom and makes for great descriptive metaphor. To describe the =
stems=20
(pillars) as legs made of marble describes the white marble-like color =
and=20
texture of the stems. These pillars (legs) are set upon sockets of fine =
gold=20
because the base of the mushrooms looks like a bone socket, precisely =
like a=20
knee or ankle joint. This is a great metaphor because the universal veil =
fragments on the cap, as well as the socket-like bulbous base at the =
bottom of=20
the mushroom, can be golden-honey colored. The reference to a =
countenance as=20
Lebanon, excellent as the cedars provides description of the location of =
the=20
plants.

16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my =
beloved,=20
and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Again our narrator praises the beloved. =
Despite=20
the turmoil of the nights events and the rigors of discomfort that =
accompany the=20
intoxication, as well as the ordeal with those unsympathetic to the =
strange=20
effects of the intoxicant, the beloved is still considered as a friend =
and its=20
appearance considered lovely.

Song of Solomon 6

1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither is =
thy=20
beloved turned aside? That we may seek him with thee.

The narrator here questions the =
whereabouts of=20
the beloved, wanting to go on a hunt with our previously intoxicated =
wanderer.=20
Who it is that is asking is not clear but it appears that the answers =
are only=20
going to be given in code.

2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to =
feed in=20
the gardens, and to gather lilies.

The beloved may have gone =E2=80=9Cinto =
his garden=E2=80=9D but=20
it is unlikely that he can be found by anyone that is not adequately =
trained to=20
recognize him. Although these answers would be clear to an initiate it =
is not=20
certain whether the inquisitor is in the know.

3 I am my beloved=E2=80=99s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among =
the lilies.

=E2=80=9CFeeding among the =
lilies=E2=80=9D is describing the=20
location of the beloved. The mushrooms feed as long as they are still =
planted in=20
the ground, even among the lilies. Just as any lover would proclaim =
=E2=80=9CI am my=20
beloved=E2=80=99s, and my beloved is mine=E2=80=9D is not really =
answering the question. It=20
seems as if the location is not going to be revealed except in metaphor =
in this=20
line of questioning.

Thou art beautiful, comely and terrible =
all in=20
the same package, wonderful. Sounds like quite the Tirzah (Hebrew for an =
Israelitess) an army with banners describes our landscaped mushroom =
patch, red=20
and white mushroom caps dotting the landscape.

5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair =
is as a=20
flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

The narrator appears to be saying to =
turn away=20
because of embarrassment due to the appearance one has after being =
beaten up.=20
Now again we have the comparison to the Psilocybe mushrooms (the goats =
as the=20
mushroom in the dung heap (Gilead).

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, =
whereof=20
every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

These repeated phrases describe again =
the=20
Amanitas, the color, spots and further descriptive terms of the =
same.

8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins =
without=20
number.

The virgins without number are the =
mushrooms. The=20
Amanita muscaria was thought to be a virgin because it grew without =
seed. It was=20
born without any visible reference and until the microscope was invented =
there=20
was no other explanation for its miraculous appearance. We saw how our =
narrator=20
described the mushroom patch as a group of shields upon towers now they =
are=20
described as females. The threescore queens and fourscore concubines are =
all=20
mushrooms in the patch. Threescore queens refer to the royal red and =
white robed=20
royal plants, those of the largest stature. There are threescore counted =
as=20
sixty or six (depending on how you wish to read it) of these beauties. =
Then=20
there are fourscore counted as eighty or eight (again depending on how =
you want=20
to read it) concubines. The Hebrew word for =E2=80=9Cconcubines=E2=80=9D =
is =E2=80=9Cpilegesh=E2=80=9D and it=20
means concubine and paramour. Paramour means for love and truly =
references being=20
in love with. Often throughout history there are queens and then there =
are=20
concubines. The queens are considered the official wife but the =
concubines were=20
always the true love interest. Paramours rarely received the position of =
authority and often didn=E2=80=99t want it. They represent true love and =
free love. It=20
was not evil or bad in any way to have several lovers and love interests =
and the=20
concubine/paramour were revered just as highly as a queen in a personal =
sense.=20
There were also male paramours and this too was socially acceptable.

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her =
mother, she is=20
the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed =
her;=20
yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

To understand that each and every time =
the=20
mushroom grows it is the god, it is the son of God, and it is the god of =
the=20
universe takes a bit of getting used to. This is why in the description =
the=20
mushroom is the one and the only one. Whenever the mushroom is referred =
to in=20
the female sense it is the top of the mushroom that is being talked =
about. The=20
top half is female and the bottom (stem) is the male half and is hence =
referred=20
to in the male sense.

10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, =
clear as=20
the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

Army with banners describes the =
mushroom patch.=20
The relation to the sun and moon has color inference (the sun is golden =
and the=20
moon is white and also the mushrooms before they expand look like the =
moon and=20
also when the cap is bisected from the stem the center spot where it was =
broken=20
off resembles the moon. The entire underside of the cap looks like the =
sun with=20
the gills projecting outwards.

11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the =
valley, and=20
to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

The fruits of the valley would usually =
be=20
associated with the Psilocybe, dung-loving mushrooms, but the spring =
season is=20
fruiting time for another mushroom that is just as remarkable. The =
garden of=20
nuts is likely referring to the ground below the Lebanon oak. We would =
expect=20
the oak to be mentioned in this book because it is the host tree for the =
Amanita=20
pantherina. Oaks grow all over Lebanon and even in the valleys and =
produce=20
acorns that many consider to be nuts. The fruits of the valley in the =
garden of=20
nuts would be the pantherina because of the mention of pomegranates, =
nuts and=20
the valley.

12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of =
Amminadib.

Amminadib is a name that only appears =
once in the=20
Bible and the translations vary and it only occurs in =E2=80=9CSong of =
Songs=E2=80=9D. On the=20
one hand it is thought to be the name of a person whose chariots were =
noted for=20
their swiftness. Amminadib is rendered in the margin =E2=80=9Cmy willing =
people,=E2=80=9D and in=20
the Revised Version =E2=80=9Cmy princely people.=E2=80=9D The Hebrew =
word Amminadib is a=20
compound of Ammiy and Nadiyb meaning =E2=80=9Cmy people (is) liberal (or =
free)=E2=80=9D. The=20
chariots having previously been described as a metaphor of the Amanita =
muscaria=20
mushrooms these chariots may be a reference to the Amanita pantherina =
because=20
they are usually a little smaller than the muscaria, grow faster and are =
associated with tribal people that are free (the Celts et. al.) as =
compared to=20
the muscaria worshiping middle-Eastern religions with their extensive =
systems of=20
laws and conduct. It is very notable that Amminadib phonetically is very =
close=20
to Amanita (which can be pronounced Ammanida).

13 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon =
thee.=20
What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two =
armies.

The Shulamite has been a subject of =
much debate=20
over the years and as far as we know there is no definitive answer to =
what the=20
word means or its origins. We can clearly see that the Shulamite is the=20
mythological bride and mushroom. =E2=80=9CAs it were the company of two =
armies=E2=80=9D can be=20
seen as the army of Amanita muscaria and the army of Amanita pantherina. =
The=20
history of these two mushrooms and their host tree worshippers would =
certainly=20
indicate that there is something underlying this antagonism between the=20
cedar/pine (Amanita muscaria) worshippers and the oak (Amanita =
pantherina)=20
worshipers (but this is far too much to go into in great detail here). =
We must=20
also make note of another army that would be the Psilocybe cubensis and =
these=20
appear to be neutral and utilized by both cultures (adding the Psilocybe =
semilanceata [Liberty Caps] in the European region).

Song of Solomon 7

1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince=E2=80=99s daughter! =
The joints of=20
thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning =
workman.

We have to assume that this is not as =
it appears=20
on the surface unless somehow complimenting girl=E2=80=99s feet as =
beautiful must be=20
appended with the =E2=80=9Cwith shoes=E2=80=9D qualifier. The word =
translated here as =E2=80=9Cfeet=E2=80=9D is=20
the Hebrew =E2=80=9Cpaamah=E2=80=9D that can also mean wheels.

2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy =
belly is=20
like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.

The underside of the mushroom resembles =
a belly=20
and the cap resembles a goblet. The image of a goblet, champagne glass, =
grail=20
cup as the mushroom turns upwards is the reasoning for the =E2=80=9Choly =
grail=E2=80=9D=20
mythologies. The =E2=80=9Cwanteth not liquor=E2=80=9D refers to the =
mushroom effects dominating=20
the experiencer, liquor is the furthest thing from the mind when you are =
in the=20
throws of the mushroom intoxication.

3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

Two breasts that are like two red deer =
with white=20
spots is very clear. It could be possible that it is complimentary to =
flatter=20
someone with the statement that their two breasts look like two red deer =
with=20
spots but this is rather nonsensical unless you realize that our =
narrator is=20
describing two red mushrooms with white spots.

4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in =
Heshbon,=20
by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which =
looketh=20
toward Damascus.

Now the neck is described as a =
=E2=80=98tower of ivory=E2=80=9D=20
this may be considered as a compliment if a long white neck is something =
very=20
attractive, and this is not unreasonable. However, to have a nose like =
the tower=20
of Lebanon might not be considered attractive. Bathrabbim is also a =
pomegranate=20
and the =E2=80=9Cgate of pomegranate=E2=80=9D refers to the gateway =
through which the=20
pomegranate (mushroom) takes you.

5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head =
like=20
purple; the king is held in the galleries.

The name Carmel is the Hebrew word =
=E2=80=9CKarmel=E2=80=9D and=20
it is a mountain in Palestine but is also translated as =
=E2=80=9Cfruitful field=E2=80=9D or=20
=E2=80=9Cplentiful=E2=80=9D. The head looking like a hill is consistent =
with the mound-shaped=20
references, =E2=80=9Chead upon the is like Carmel=E2=80=9D, Carmel being =
shaped like a mountain=20
(dome).

6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to =
clusters of=20
grapes.

Palm trees have been used to represent =
the=20
mushrooms back as far as Egypt and beyond. Even today in the =
Architecture of=20
malls across the country they are used in this fashion but the general=20
population has no idea about the esoteric symbolism about setting up a =
miniature=20
mushroom adorned city. It=E2=80=99s rather akin to setting up the city =
of New Jerusalem=20
with lots of astronomical numbers and calculations encoded in the =
architecture=20
and ground-plan.

8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the =
boughs=20
thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the =
smell of=20
thy nose like apples;

Apples is another mushroom homologue, =
the 2001=20
book =E2=80=9CThe Apples of Apollo=E2=80=9D by Ruck, Staples and =
Heinrich makes the case of=20
=E2=80=9Capple=E2=80=9D being an ancient name for the mushroom as well =
as =E2=80=9CApollo=E2=80=9D=20
notwithstanding the evidence that is given to us by artists throughout =
the=20
centuries who clearly depict the Amanita muscaria as the =E2=80=9Cfruit =
of the tree of=20
the knowledge of good and evil=E2=80=9D. It makes a lot more sense that =
commonly the=20
=E2=80=9Capple=E2=80=9D is depicted as this fruit but for some reason no =
Biblical, Jewish or=20
Islamic scholar says it really was an apple.

9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that =
goeth=20
down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

This verse makes one of the most =
descriptive=20
=E2=80=9CShamanic trance=E2=80=9D statements in the entire Bible. The =
=E2=80=9Cwine goeth down sweetly,=20
causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak=E2=80=9D. Wine may be =
an intoxicant=20
that loosens the lips but this is another story all together. When a =
Shaman=20
(person) goes into trance the spirit of the plant takes over and the =
person is=20
literally asleep (and unaware of the goings on) while the plant (god) =
spirit=20
takes over and says whatever it wishes. The importance of this verse =
can=E2=80=99t be=20
underestimated and the fact of what it is revealing is concise.

10 I am my beloved=E2=80=99s, and his desire is toward me.

In the spirit of devotion to the =
mushroom our=20
narrator expresses devotion and assumed reciprocal feelings.

12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine =
flourish,=20
whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there =
will I=20
give thee my loves.

This verse repeats previous themes and =
each=20
repeated fragments reflect going on the mushroom quest, going forth into =
the=20
field, lodging in the villages, to the vineyards and seeing if the vine=20
flourish, if the tender grapes appear and if the Pomegranates bud =
forth.

13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of =
pleasant=20
fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

The song of mushroom devotion has =
already=20
mentioned lilies, the species (and the related lotus) contains many =
well-known=20
psychoactives and now =E2=80=9CMandrakes=E2=80=9D take the floor. =
Mandrakes have been a popular=20
as a psychoactive all over the Near-East, Middle East, Europe, North =
Africa and=20
to the Himalayas. The Mandrake (Mandragora officianarum L.) is known for =
its=20
anthropomorphic root (resembling the human body) and thus it is =
connected to the=20
=E2=80=9CDoctrine of Signatures=E2=80=9D (as above so below). The =
=E2=80=9Call manner of pleasant=20
fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee=E2=80=9D could be =
simply fruits=20
(pears, apples, etc.) but taken in context with everything this song is =
relating=20
it would be non-contextual to assume fruits are only fruits here. Fruits =
are=20
mushrooms (the mushroom is the fruiting body of the plant) and Psilocybe =
as well=20
as Amanita sp. are commonly dried for storage (also in the case of the =
Amanitas=20
they must be dried or cooked before consuming).

Song of Solomon 8

1 O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my =
mother! When=20
I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be=20
despised.

The narration is now addressing the =
mushroom=20
directly in relation to the bad experience related in the chapters =
above. The=20
first line =E2=80=9CO that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the =
breasts of my=20
mother=E2=80=9D is attempting to draw a picture for the mushroom that =
were it as a=20
brother, very close, having suckled the same breasts then =E2=80=9CI =
should not be=20
despised=E2=80=9D. The mushroom spirit (the beloved) fled the scene at =
the end of the=20
experience and was nowhere to be found when the watchers were beating up =
the=20
narrator. It is no wonder our narrator feels deserted and despised after =
this=20
ordeal and the innuendo is clear that this has not been forgiven or =
forgotten.=20
The reference to the previous experience without the city is made clear =
by the=20
statement =E2=80=9Dwhen I should find thee without, I would kiss =
thee=E2=80=9D. Our narrator is=20
clearly distraught about this event.

2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother=E2=80=99s house, =
who would=20
instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of =
my=20
pomegranate.

Another verse easy to misunderstand =
with=20
illusions of sexual favors is really referring to how our narrator would =
have=20
treated the situation were the roles reversed, drawing parallels to =
friends=20
taking care of friends during the vomiting stages of the mushroom =
experience in=20
the next verse. There is also a reference here to =E2=80=9Cspiced =
wine=E2=80=9D that is drugged=20
wine.

3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should =
embrace=20
me.

The upset psychonaut is explaining how =
one should=20
be treated when intoxicated on Amanitas, =E2=80=98His left hand should =
be under my head,=20
and his right hand should embrace me=E2=80=9D explains the correct way =
not to allow the=20
intoxicated tripper to die from asphyxiation and keep from puking on =
himself.=20
Remembering =E2=80=9Dwhen I should find thee without, I would kiss =
thee=E2=80=9D from verse one=20
makes it clear that this is exhortation about these previous events. The =
Amanita=20
muscaria mushroom experience is inconsistent and it bears repeating that =
this is=20
like throwing the dice between Paradise and Purgatory.

Now we will refer you back to the =
previous=20
discussion of this nature. To not wake the mushroom until he please is =
not to=20
take the mushrooms until they are ready (ripe for the picking) as =
evidenced by=20
numerous other analogies in this song but there is another meaning. The=20
mushrooms are =E2=80=9Cfountains of living waters=E2=80=9D frozen in =
time. The events of the=20
previous experience are being analyzed and interpreted as =E2=80=9Cthe =
mushroom was not=20
ready to be awakened=E2=80=9D and so the experience went awry. Lots of =
people get upset=20
when they are awakened in an untimely fashion and wind up in a bad mood =
(woke up=20
on the wrong side of the bed). Here our narrator is trying to figure out =
the=20
mushroom=E2=80=99s ambivalence to the events in the light of their =
presumed mutual=20
love.

5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her =
beloved? I=20
raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee =
forth: there=20
she brought thee forth that bare thee.

To =E2=80=9Ccome up=E2=80=9D (exactly =
the growth pattern of the=20
mushroom which as it grows it =E2=80=9Ccomes up=E2=80=9D) out of the =
wilderness, leaning upon=20
her beloved is a reference to the pine or cedar tree. =E2=80=9CHer =
beloved=E2=80=9D is the host=20
tree in this verse. =E2=80=9CI raised thee up under the apple =
tree=E2=80=9D requires connecting=20
the word apple for the mushroom and thereby identifies the =
=E2=80=9Capple tree=E2=80=99 as the=20
pine/cedar (also this is the real meaning of the word =
=E2=80=9CPine-Apple=E2=80=9D). So under=20
the tree is where the mother (tree) brought up the mushroom =
=E2=80=9Cthere thy mother=20
brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee=E2=80=9D =
connects the=20
host trees with the mushrooms.

6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for =
love is=20
strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are =
coals of=20
fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

The seal is a bond between the mushroom =
god and=20
the partaker. The mushrooms are described as coals of fire with a =
vehement=20
flame. The mushroom god of Israel is a jealous god (according to Jewish =
and=20
Biblical texts) and this is one interpretation that is used to explain =
why the=20
experience is inconsistent (pleasure or pain).

7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if =
a man=20
would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be=20
contemned.

The waters here describe the profuse =
sweating=20
that accompanies the Amanita experience. Floods drowning the love are =
the=20
intense salivating that accompanies the same. Despite the discomfort =
that some=20
parts of the experience bring with it, the love of the mushroom god =
prevails.=20
Here it also comments that you can=E2=80=99t buy love and even if you =
gave everything=20
you own it would be worthless (and despised). The emphasis here is the =
=E2=80=9Clove=E2=80=9D as=20
the mushroom experience cannot be purchased. One may be able to buy or =
trade for=20
mushrooms but this will not buy the atonement (at one-ment) and favour =
of the=20
fickle mushroom-god.

8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do =
for our=20
sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

The narration has again shifted to the =
position=20
of the mushroom or the collective mushroom consciousness) and discusses =
again=20
the ripening of the mushrooms. The little sister here is not ready for =
picking=20
and so the question is what to do about it?

9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if =
she be=20
a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

All of the above describes a waiting, =
nurturing=20
and tending of the garden until the sister becomes ripe. Enclosing her =
with=20
=E2=80=9Cboards of cedar=E2=80=9D describes the mushroom as it becomes =
bigger and the=20
environment of cedars that surround the developing fruit.

10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as =
one=20
that found favour.

Again the same narrative (mushroom =
collective=20
consciousness, Solomon, the beloved, the Lord) now has breasts like =
towers and=20
finds favor, meaning has become ready for harvesting.

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto =
keepers;=20
every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of =
silver.

Baalhamon is a combination of two =
Hebrew words=20
=E2=80=9CBaal=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CHamon=E2=80=9D meaning =
=E2=80=9Cmaster (of the) multitude=E2=80=9D. Solomon, being the=20
mushroom (lord), would stand in charge of all mushroom patches.

12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must =
have a=20
thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

Our narrator is acknowledging that =
there are many=20
others working towards the same goal, an amicable, consistent, blissful =
love=20
affair with the mushroom. One considers oneself a keeper of the garden =
once you=20
find a mushroom patch. Solomon is the mushroom, none other, yet Solomon =
is the=20
god of every mushroom patch. Every single mushroom is Solomon. Every =
single=20
mushroom is the one and only god of the universe every single time. In =
the mind=20
of our keeper there must be lots of others in the same circumstance =
=E2=80=9Cthou, O=20
Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two =
hundred=20
(like me)=E2=80=9D.

13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy =
voice:=20
cause me to hear it.

As the point in doing the mushrooms is =
to build a=20
relationship with the =E2=80=9Cbeloved=E2=80=9D (Lord of Hosts) hearing =
the voice of the=20
mushroom god is logically considered the best way to keep on the right =
side of=20
the lord. Everyone assumes that someone else must be able to hear it =
because=20
sometimes the experience is glorious and descriptions of these types of =
trips=20
flood the ancient texts. But how to keep a consistent heavenly buzz has =
always=20
been the question.

14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young =
hart upon=20
the mountains of spices.

Their taste, medicinal effects and =
smell=20
distinguish spices. In fact, the Hebrew word translated here as spices =
is=20
=E2=80=9Cbesem=E2=80=9D which translates as spices, smell, fragrance and =
sweet odor. The Amanita=20
muscaria has a very distinct odor when dried, sweet, a bit pungent and =
yet quite=20
pleasing (pleasant). In the final verse our narrator is calling to the =
mushrooms=20
to return (make haste) as one does throughout the year, particularly =
through the=20
dry summer and the frozen winters.

Introduction to the book of Jonah

The narrator of the book of Jonah is unclear. As with so many other =
books of=20
the Bible; the narrator is the Lord, or as we otherwise understand it, =
=E2=80=9CThe=20
collective mushroom consciousness=E2=80=9D. So we might expect the =
narrative to jump=20
around again in the same manner as the =E2=80=9CSong of =
Songs=E2=80=9D.

Jonah 1

1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, =
saying,

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for =
their=20
wickedness is come up before me.

There are many things used as oracles =
by people=20
in the Middle East including the =E2=80=9CUrim and Thummim=E2=80=9D. The =
Jewish Priests used=20
this device to divine many things of the Lord. When the scriptures say =
=E2=80=9CThe word=20
of the LORD=E2=80=9D came to someone and said something it must be =
considered a major=20
event. Something has happened that someone thought important enough to =
record=20
and, through the course of time, the event has remained. The question =
is, what=20
is this really saying? Communication with gods over the course of human =
history=20
is an enigma only because the religious authorities of the world have =
ignored=20
the true means of communication, the real gods of the ancient world, =
plants. The=20
voice of the Lord was thought to be in the thunder and the rumbles of a =
volcano=20
These voices were understandable under the influence of plant =
Entheogens. But=20
the description of the communication here is =E2=80=9Cthe word=E2=80=9D. =
=E2=80=9CWord=E2=80=9D, in the Hebrew=20
translated here is =E2=80=9Cdabar=E2=80=9D, one of the definitions is =
=E2=80=9Coracle=E2=80=9D. It is not=20
unusual to note that Jewish Priests, as well as Christians, used =
oracles;=20
oracles are the norm, not the exception. There are many oracles whereby =
a=20
Prophet, Seer, Shaman, Priest, Sage, Mystic or Yogi claim to receive the =
direct=20
revelations from God. Most often these visions manifest in death to =
rebirth=20
scenarios, playing the hero, villain, saint and savior. The most widely =
used=20
(and prolifically reported) oracle (all over the planet) is the Amanita=20
muscaria. As the Amanitas are the mainstay of visionary experience and =
contact=20
with the Lord in the Bible, we interpret this first verse to say, =
=E2=80=9CJonah took=20
the Amanitas and manifested the Lord=E2=80=9D Also, the name of =
Jonah=E2=80=99s father is=20
=E2=80=9CAmittai=E2=80=9D and we can hardly ignore how close this name =
resembles Amanita. The=20
name Amittai translates as =E2=80=9Chabitually speaking or disposed to =
speak the truth;=20
observant of the truth; truthful. The father would be properly the =
Amanita as,=20
when the mushroom is consumed, the father (god) and the son (consumer) =
become=20
one. As is the metaphorical role of many Biblical persons, Jonah is =
called on a=20
mission to warn the city of Nineveh (cry against it) because the city, =
or the=20
people=E2=80=99s wickedness has come to the attention of the Lord. =
Nothing is said of=20
Jonah=E2=80=99s previous connection with Nineveh but it follows that in =
his mind they=20
had been very naughty and needed rebuking. As we will see, Jonah was =
conflicted=20
about this idea and so he explored the idea of going somewhere else and =
ignoring=20
his call.

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the =
LORD, and=20
went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid =
the fare=20
thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the =
presence=20
of the LORD.

Here we see Jonah running away from the =
voices=20
inside his head. Running away from the presence of the Lord, mentally =
heading=20
for Tarshish by way of a ship from Joppa. Jonah knows it is futile to =
try and=20
run away from the =E2=80=9Cpresence of the LORD=E2=80=9D (since the lord =
is inside his head) but=20
our protagonist thinks to do exactly this. Could this have all really =
been in=20
his mind? A dream? Perhaps, this is a vision experienced on Amanita =
muscaria?=20
This is exactly the case, as it shall become apparent throughout the =
decoding of=20
the book. The Hebrew word here translated, as =E2=80=9Cpresence=E2=80=9D =
is =E2=80=9Cpaniym/paneh=E2=80=9D and=20
one definition of this word is =E2=80=9Cshewbread=E2=80=9D.

4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a =
mighty=20
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

The =E2=80=9Cship=E2=80=9D as is =
recorded in the Middle-Eastern=20
traditions of Buddhism and others is the vessel that carries the soul to =
Nirvana. The metaphor is a spiritual journey when one goes into the =
depths of=20
hell or the heights of bliss (Nirvana) as a meditation on some important =
aspect=20
(or lesson) of life. The metaphorical large, slow boat to Nirvana is the =
Mahayana Buddhist path. This path is reportedly one of many lifetimes of =
study=20
whereas the lightning-fast boat is called Vajrayana. The Vajrayana path =
is=20
reported to possibly deliver Enlightenment in a single lifetime through =
the use=20
of the mushrooms (Vajra). The word =E2=80=9CVajra=E2=80=9D (Tibetan =
=E2=80=9CDorje=E2=80=9D) is the Lightning=20
Bolt and this is metaphorically the Amanita muscaria. A tempest within =
the=20
metaphorical ship is mental imagery of the tempest of the soul going =
through a=20
life changing experience. We will keep this in mind as we discuss the =
events to=20
come and the tempest that Jonah is about to experience.

5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, =
and cast=20
forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of =
them. But=20
Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast =
asleep.

The tempest brings on visions of =
paranoia and=20
Jonah sleeps deep within the ship. Jonah see is his vision everyone is =
praying=20
to their gods and only Jonah knows that it is his own god that has =
brought on=20
this storm. The mariners of the ship are multiple aspects of =
Jonah=E2=80=99s own=20
personalities (argumentative states of ones own consciousness). Throwing =
the=20
wares into the sea is symbolic for casting away beliefs and baggage from =
the=20
past which bogs down the mind and spirit.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest =
thou, O=20
sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, =
that we=20
perish not.

These events are taking shape as Jonah =
manifests=20
an authority figure to be asked =E2=80=9CWhat meanest thou, O =
sleeper?=E2=80=9D The Hebrew word=20
translated here as =E2=80=9Cmeanest=E2=80=9D is =E2=80=9Cdamah=E2=80=9D =
and it means to devise. This word and=20
this question insinuate Jonah is creating the entire scenario in his =
head. The=20
Hebrew word translated here as =E2=80=9Csleeper=E2=80=9D is =
=E2=80=9Cradam=E2=80=9D and this is no ordinary=20
sleep. Radam really means to be cast into a death-like sleep. It means =
to be=20
stunned or stupefied (the exact word always used to describe what =
happens to=20
flies when they eat the Amanitas) with sleep or death. This is the sleep =
of an=20
Amanita trip, a rare type of sleep uniquely described by this statement. =
Jonah=20
is manifesting an authority figure that demands that he pray to his god =
or=20
perish. Jonah thinks himself to be holding back his powers and sleeping =
while=20
everyone is about ready to perish. Of course everyone else has failed to =
stop=20
the storm by praying to his or her gods, Jonah considers himself to be =
the only=20
one able, he was, after all, trying to escape his glorious calling

7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, =
that we=20
may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and =
the lot=20
fell upon Jonah.

Jonah must be discovered as the source =
of the=20
troubles so the cast decides to cast lots (divine the answer by throwing =
stones=20
=E2=80=93 another form of oracle). As the events unfold, Jonah appears =
to have been=20
aware of the goings on, as he was hiding deep within the ship while =
things began=20
to focus upon him. Jonah now takes center stage as the cause of all the=20
troubles.

8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause =
this evil=20
is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is =
thy=20
country? and of what people art thou?

Now Jonah is under interrogation, the =
mental=20
processes of his past are unfolding in the unfortunate scenario of him =
being=20
blamed for the evils that have befallen all of mankind (symbolically =
represented=20
as the inhabitants of the ship). This is known in esoteric circles and =
Shamanic=20
ritual as =E2=80=9CThe Trial=E2=80=9D.

9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God =
of=20
heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

The questions given in this description =
were=20
simple and enquiring of his occupation, destination and nationality but =
Jonah=20
must confess that he is a Hebrew and his God is the one that made the =
sea and=20
dry land, thereby identifying himself as the central person associated =
with the=20
events. Not only this but as we will soon discover, Jonah confesses all =
about=20
his fleeing from the presence of the LORD. Here we have the =
self-sacrificing=20
truth teller (the father, Amittai, manifested).

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast =
thou=20
done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, =
because=20
he had told them.

Jonah (and his imaginary friends) now =
gets=20
scared, his reluctance to follow instructions is revealed and the fear =
sets in.=20
The fear plays out as conflicting desires and thoughts manifest =
themselves.=20
There are lots of scenarios to consider here, why he feels it necessary =
to=20
chastise someone, why he is conflicted about it and his vacillating =
between=20
being the good guy and the bad guy.

11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea =
may be=20
calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

Jonah contemplates his next course of =
action.=20
This is a strange scenario but for someone responsible (taking upon =
himself the=20
blame as the Christ-figure) it follows that he would guide what is to =
come. As=20
=E2=80=9Cthe sea wrought, and was tempestuous=E2=80=9D there is a lot =
going on in his mind,=20
Jonah is reeling in the throngs of the Amanita rampage.

12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; =
so=20
shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great =
tempest=20
is upon you.

As the willing sacrifice Jonah =
maneuvers his=20
course from the frying-pan into the fire. He prepares for the next phase =
of his=20
journey, leaving the ship (a state of mind that is metaphorically above =
the=20
ground) and being =E2=80=9Ccast forth into the sea=E2=80=9D. Jonah is =
preparing to take the=20
plunge into the underworld. It is this underworld voyage that is the =
destiny of=20
every Shaman. For it is the underworld journey that purges the soul, =
teaches the=20
lesson and evolves the personality and spiritual skills.

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they =
could=20
not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

Jonah meets with light opposition to =
the quest=20
from the multifarious parts of his subconscious. Whether or not to play =
it safe=20
hold fast to what consciousness exists in the ship or delving into the=20
underworld where the testing of mental stamina really achieves new =
ground=20
becomes the topic of debate for Jonah.

14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O =
LORD, we=20
beseech thee, let us not perish for this man=E2=80=99s life, and lay not =
upon us=20
innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Now all of the parts of Jonah=E2=80=99s =
mind become as=20
one, agreeing that Jonah is correct in worshipping the LORD and they =
have even=20
agreed upon something even stranger. They are all in agreement that =
Jonah is=20
innocent (an innocent sacrificial lamb) and everybody is now pleading to =
the=20
LORD.

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the =
sea ceased=20
from her raging.

Once the plunge is inevitable, the =
decision is=20
made and Jonah heads for the underworld there is a moment of silence, =
stillness=20
in meditative reflection upon the ultimate decision of =
self-sacrifice.

16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice =
unto the=20
LORD, and made vows.

Preparing for the Journey the vision =
turns to the=20
making of vows and even offering a sacrifice

17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And =
Jonah was=20
in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

These metaphors represent the depths of =
emotional=20
turmoil and the mental transformation of the journey to the abyss. The =
great=20
fish god of the ancients represented the Phoenicians and all the =
Mariners of the=20
sea but also represented the underworld.

Jonah 2

1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish=E2=80=99s =
belly,

2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and =
he heard=20
me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

The depths of the sea are likened to =
hell in this=20
passage. As the sea is below the surface it is the abyss, just as the =
ground=20
below the surface is considered the underworld in most old world =
religions.=20
These are all metaphors for otherworldly travels of the Shaman=20
(Priest/Prophet).

3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and =
the=20
floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over =
me.

Now Jonah gets to the point, it was not =
the=20
voices in his head nor the mariners in his vision but the LORD (the =
mushroom and=20
its supernatural effects) who cast him into the depths of the sea and =
into the=20
underworld. Were it not for the great fish (the special deity associated =
with=20
the underworld to the Philistines) that came along just in time he would =
have=20
certainly perished.

4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again =
toward thy=20
holy temple.

The vision here is from the depths of =
hell and as=20
far as experientially possible from the sight of the LORD. Jonah looks =
again=20
towards the =E2=80=9Choly temple=E2=80=9D or attempts to focus his =
attention towards the LORD=E2=80=99s=20
holy temple (the holy temple is the mushroom or its presence).

5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed =
me round=20
about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

This scene is our protagonist trying to =
relate to=20
the drama of his experience in the underworld. =E2=80=9CThe waters =
compassed me about,=20
even to the soul=E2=80=9D shows that this experience affected him deeply =
and the Hebrew=20
word translated here as =E2=80=9Cwaters=E2=80=9D is =
=E2=80=9Cmayim=E2=80=9D and translates not only as waters=20
but more specifically as =E2=80=9Curine=E2=80=9D and also =
=E2=80=9Cspring=E2=80=9D. The Hebrew word translated=20
here as =E2=80=9Ccompassed=E2=80=9D is =E2=80=9Ccabab=E2=80=9D and the =
word translates as =E2=80=9Crevolve=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Creturn=E2=80=9D =
in this we may find a clue to the second stages of the Amanita=E2=80=99s =
effects, those=20
associated with a deeper experience through recycling (returning to the =
body)=20
the urine. The Hebrew word translated here as =E2=80=9Cabout=E2=80=9D is =
=E2=80=9Cbe=E2=80=99ad=E2=80=9D which can mean=20
=E2=80=9Cthrough=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cwithin=E2=80=9D. This then =
translates as =E2=80=98The urine was returned within=20
me, even to the soul, the depth closed me round about=E2=80=99.

6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her =
bars was=20
about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O =
LORD my=20
God.

Once the experience turns deeper and =
=E2=80=9Cthe earth=20
with her bars was about me for ever=E2=80=9D our diver is delivered in =
his mind by the=20
LORD . This is a clear experience of eternity and the depths before the=20
experience changes to =E2=80=9Cthou brought up my life from =
corruption=E2=80=9D. Mentally our=20
protagonist was tried in the fires of self-reflection and found himself =
wanting.=20
This is a typical Amanita muscaria experience as is the next phase where =
one=20
goes from the depths of despair to the heights of ecstasy. While in the =
throws=20
of desperation oftentimes people call upon whatever god or thing they =
believe in=20
to save them. If they would just wait the change would happen anyways =
the=20
experience is like riding a Yo-Yo.

7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer =
came in=20
unto thee, into thine holy temple.

This is what happens when someone has a =
belief=20
system engrained into his or her cosmology, you interpret everything as =
you=20
imagine it to be. Even on the Amanita muscaria this is the case, =
however, the=20
bliss quickly fades as it was based upon false illusions.

8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

The problem with believing something =
that is not=20
based in reality, like in a particular god, is people tend to attribute=20
everything positive to the god and everything bad to the devil. They see =
all=20
events as proof of their belief=E2=80=99s correctness as did Jonah in =
his =E2=80=9CI am an=20
Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea =
and the=20
dry land.=E2=80=9D Confession. In his scenario it could be no other =
thing responsible=20
for such an event because his is the one and only true god. People claim =
to have=20
the truth yet they never take responsibility for their own errors.

9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I =
will pay=20
that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

Now that Jonah is 100 percent convinced =
that his=20
salvation from the depths of hell could only be attributed to the LORD, =
he=20
swears to make a sacrifice and pay that that he has vowed. It must be =
that Jonah=20
made promises and vows to the LORD during his time of despair. This is a =
common=20
scenario acted out by countless numbers of people in real life =
situations as=20
well as spiritual death and rebirth experiences.

10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon =
the dry=20
land.

The fish experience was blissful. Jonah =
was=20
singing praises to the LORD for his salvation and answering his prayers. =
Here we=20
have a vomiting episode because as the mariners were an aspect of Jonah =
himself=20
so is the great fish. Jonah himself vomits and thus begins another phase =
of the=20
experience.

Jonah 3

1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, =
saying,

2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the =
preaching=20
that I bid thee.

After the vomiting episode, Jonah again =
gets the=20
urge to preach against the city of Nineveh. Once again, we are not privy =
to any=20
reason behind this but it can be assumed that Jonah has some very =
deep-rooted=20
issues concerning the city and its inhabitants. We also may consider =
that the=20
city represents a multitude (one hundred and twenty thousand reportedly) =
that=20
has different beliefs than Jonah. We can assume this because of the =
angst in the=20
picture and the same might also represent a large obstacle and conflict =
of=20
belief that Jonah must resolve.

3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the =
LORD.=20
Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days=E2=80=99 =
journey.

4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day=E2=80=99s journey, and =
he cried, and=20
said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Jonah is making his stand against his =
mental=20
construct of evil he calls Nineveh. Now he says that the oracle of the =
Lord has=20
revealed to him that the great city will be overthrown if they do not =
repent of=20
the evil. He gives them a set timeframe of forty days. This is =
interesting=20
because the forty days is a repeating theme in mythologies. The =
temptation of=20
Jesus was supposedly a forty day event, the rains fell during the flood =
of Noah=20
for forty days, the embalming process in Egypt was forty days (Gen =
50.3), Moses=20
was =E2=80=9Cinto the midst of the cloud=E2=80=9D and was =E2=80=9Cin =
the mount forty days and forty=20
nights=E2=80=9D (Ex 24.18) all of these can be explained as mushroom =
experiences and=20
perhaps will at a later time.

5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and =
put on=20
sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

The internal conflict of Jonah has =
become a=20
unanimous thought. His arguments and steadfast convictions in his =
beliefs have=20
now created a consensus within his mind. He has become the hero and =
deliverer=20
convincing the multitudes he imagines in his vision of his superior=20
position.

6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his =
throne, and=20
he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in =
ashes.

In Jonah=E2=80=99s mind, he has even =
proved himself=20
superior in morality to the metaphorical king, now showing his obeisance =
to the=20
words of Jonah (otherwise referred to as the words of God). This is a =
common=20
experience for those who have experimented with high doses of Amanitas. =
It is=20
related to the Christ complex occasionally affecting tourists who visit =
Israel=20
and it is also common in insane asylums. The experiential role of the =
hero (in=20
visionary dream consciousness) is common enough to point out here and =
will be=20
explained in much further detail later.

7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by =
the=20
decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, =
herd nor=20
flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily =
unto God:=20
yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence =
that is in=20
their hands.

We also may consider that the king =
represents the=20
acknowledgement of Jonah as the savior figure by sending out the decrees =
to obey=20
Jonah=E2=80=99s commands. We still do not have a clear picture of what =
exactly the=20
=E2=80=9Cevil=E2=80=9D is that Jonah is preaching against or this thing =
which has been brought=20
to the attention of the Lord but in this verse it is associated with =
=E2=80=9Cviolence=E2=80=9D.=20
The Hebrew word translated as =E2=80=9Cviolence=E2=80=9D is =
=E2=80=9Cchamac=E2=80=9D. =E2=80=9CChamac=E2=80=9D is not exactly=20
violence as translated herein. It is in fact derived from a very similar =
word=20
with a nearly same spelling in English and Hebrew alike but this word is =
modified from the regular violence by having defining words as =
=E2=80=9Coppressor=E2=80=9D and=20
=E2=80=9Cwrong=E2=80=9D. So we might reasonably assume that the =
=E2=80=9Cevil=E2=80=9D that has Jonah so up in=20
arms is not specifically violence. The name of the city =
=E2=80=9CNineveh=E2=80=9D is a=20
combination word and the first part of the name is related to the Hebrew =
word=20
=E2=80=9Cniyn=E2=80=9D and means =E2=80=9Cson or progeny=E2=80=9D. More =
interestingly, this word comes from the=20
Hebrew word =E2=80=9Cnuwn=E2=80=9D and it means to =
=E2=80=9Cresprout=E2=80=9D or propagate by shoots. Today we=20
call this cloning. This is when you take a cutting of a plant and grow =
it=20
without the plant going to seed. This interesting tidbit may require =
further=20
research into a possible relationship with the =E2=80=9Cevil=E2=80=99 of =
Nineveh in the mind of=20
Jonah.

9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his =
fierce=20
anger, that we perish not?

The king has done all he can do. He has =
set out=20
decrees, commanded prayers and supplication to try appeasing the God of =
Jonah.=20
Jonah has conquered his conflict. Right or not, Jonah has convinced =
himself that=20
he has reigned supreme in his visionary world. He has become the supreme =
commander-in-chief as far as dictating correctly =E2=80=9Cright from =
wrong=E2=80=9D. Now all=20
that remains to be seen is what will happen now that Jonah has been=20
appeased.

10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and =
God=20
repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and =
he did it=20
not.

Apparently God can repent of evil, at =
least in=20
the mind of Jonah. This is an important point because Jonah is creating =
the God=20
within. This is the purpose of the whole conflict/resolution scenario. =
The=20
exercise is based upon perfecting the soul and =
judgment/perception/understanding=20
of the initiate. This explains clearly why God can change opinions, plot =
evil,=20
repent of evil and alter course at will. An all-perfect and unerring God =
is not=20
this one but an imperfect maturing God created within Jonah himself is =
what we=20
are really seeing herein.

Jonah 4

1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

Now we see why this type of exercise is =
important. Jonah has his glorious triumph over the purported evils being =
committed by Nineveh and they concede his authority but somehow this was =
unsatisfying. Now Jonah is angry, in fact very angry and displeased that =
the=20
voices inside his head that he rebuked were getting off the hook so =
easily.

2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not =
this my=20
saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto =
Tarshish: for=20
I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of =
great=20
kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Now we can clearly see an immaturity in =
Jonah=20
that reveals a deeper issue that needs to be dealt with. Jonah is angry =
because=20
his words of rebuke and threats of woe and destruction went unfulfilled. =
In=20
spite of the conformity of the multitude, Jonah still expected something =
to=20
happen to them. It is a matter of pride to Jonah that his words should =
be=20
fulfilled, regardless of the outcome. He is even trying to justify his =
initial=20
reluctance and mental flight from what he was compelled to do by =
inventing an=20
excuse that he knew what going to happen beforehand.

3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for =
it is=20
better for me to die than to live.

Jonah is one hell of a whiner, he is =
even=20
whimpering about it being =E2=80=9Cbetter for me to die than to =
live=E2=80=9D just because he=20
would rather not live with the embarrassment of prophesying about woe =
and=20
destruction that never came to pass. Jonah, for all his greatness is =
acting like=20
a little kid that didn=E2=80=99t get his way. He is also oblivious to =
the lives of=20
others that would be affected.

4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?

Now Jonah thinks to ask himself if he =
is being=20
reasonable in his leap to anger. =E2=80=9CDoest thou well to be =
angry?=E2=80=9D asks the Lord=20
inside Jonah=E2=80=99s head.

5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the =
city, and=20
there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might =
see what=20
would become of the city.

Jonah decides that he needs to take a =
break and=20
all this intense contemplation has taken its toll. He breaks away from =
the=20
intensity of the city by retiring to the east or he intentionally clears =
his=20
mind. He makes him a booth (tent or tabernacle) and sits down under it =
in the=20
shadow to wait and see what happens to the city. Tents, coverings, =
umbrellas and=20
the like are metaphors for mushrooms but let us see what happens =
next.

6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over =
Jonah, that=20
it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So =
Jonah was=20
exceeding glad of the gourd.

What exactly a =E2=80=9Cgourd=E2=80=9D =
is may be related to the=20
Hebrew word translated here as gourd. The word is =
=E2=80=9Cqiyqayown=E2=80=9D and it means=20
=E2=80=9Cgourd =E2=80=93as nauseas=E2=80=9D and comes perhaps from the =
Hebrew word =E2=80=9Cqayah=E2=80=9D that means,=20
=E2=80=9Cto vomit=E2=80=9D. At any rate this gourd is made to =
=E2=80=9Ccome up over Jonah=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cto deliver=20
him from his grief=E2=80=9D. This is reminiscent of another typical =
characteristic of=20
the Amanita experience, becoming larger and then smaller. Jonah is =
delivered by=20
the gourd (somehow related to being nauseas and vomiting=E2=80=A6 again) =
and becomes=20
exceedingly glad. Jonah has again been lifted into bliss for the time =
being.

7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it =
smote=20
the gourd that it withered.

Herein is another mushroom reference. =
As=20
mushrooms get old they become infested with fly larvae (worms) and they =
wither=20
and eventually disintegrate. Jonah is reflecting upon this very thing as =
his=20
mushroom experience has him experiencing the =E2=80=9Cgetting larger and =
smaller=E2=80=9D=20
effects as well as observing the mushrooms become worm infested and =
wither away.=20
All of these are important to the observer attempting to resolve inner =
conflict=20
with the strangeness of the mushroom=E2=80=99s life cycle.

8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a =
vehement=20
east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and =
wished=20
in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to =
live.

As the sun rises Jonah is lying in the =
sun. This=20
is very uncomfortable as the description =E2=80=9Cthe sun beat upon the =
head of Jonah,=20
that he fainted, and wished in himself to die=E2=80=9D makes quite =
clear. Jonah, after a=20
long night of riding the up and town tides of the mushroom experience is =
baking=20
in the sun and it is so uncomfortable that he wishes he were dead.

9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? =
And he=20
said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

Jonah has one final lesson to learn as =
he bakes=20
in the sun recovering from his experience. He considers the gourd, =
withered and=20
decrepit, destroyed by the worm and feels compassion and even anger that =
it=20
perished. First he argues that he is correct to be angered, but then he =
realizes=20
the lesson contained in the visions of his head.

10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which =
thou=20
hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and =
perished in a night:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great =
city,=20
wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern =
between=20
their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

So the lesson falls back upon Jonah and =
his=20
actions and decisions made throughout his experience. Should he feel =
slighted=20
because of his embarrassment due to unfulfilled prophecy? Should he be =
angry=20
that the city was spared from a slaughter? Can he feel compassion for a =
gourd=20
because it withered yet think so little of the population of an entire =
city that=20
he would prefer them destroyed just to save face and be able to say =
=E2=80=9Csee, I told=20
you so?=E2=80=9D Besides these hundred and twenty thousand people are a =
bit=20
disadvantaged, either that or they are all very high because they =
=E2=80=9Ccannot=20
discern between their right hand and their left hand=E2=80=9D. Finally =
one last=20
reference to mushrooms can=E2=80=99t be ignored as then Jonah considers =
a destruction of=20
Nineveh would also be a huge waste because in the city of Nineveh they =
have=20
=E2=80=9Cmuch cattle=E2=80=9D (the providers of Psilocybe =
mushrooms).

REVELATIONS

Introduction to the book of =
Revelations

The Book of Revelations, also known, as the Apocalypse is the most =
mysterious=20
and challenging book in the Bible. This is most likely the reason that =
some=20
Christian cannons do not even contain it. It is easier to ignore the =
book for=20
some people than to even scratch at an attempt to explain it. From the =
casual=20
studier of Bible texts to the most adept scripture interpreter this book =
has=20
astonished and mystified the hearts and minds of humans for thousands of =
years.=20
There are several methods used for this book=E2=80=99s interpretation =
that have garnered=20
support over the Centuries and we will discuss some of the most popular =
of these=20
shortly. Revelations is the very last book of the King James Version of =
the=20
bible, as well as several other translations, and this indicates clearly =
that it=20
holds a position of high eminence. It is the headlining act to a miasma =
of=20
creative depth. It is the ultimate climax of the entire content, symbols =
and=20
information contained within the texts of the Bible. The entire message =
of the=20
Bible winds up in a series of elaborate grand visions condensed into =
twenty-two=20
chapters of explosive presentation and interpretation. It is a marked =
testament=20
to the states of consciousness variously applied to God and those =
touched by God=20
throughout the old world. So too do the readers of this text often =
experience a=20
type of direct gnosis brought on by the complexity and intensity =
associated with=20
reading this book. You can hardly help but notice the knowledge =
underlying this=20
presentation comes from somewhere beyond. The book demands recognition =
as=20
originating from a somehow advanced intellect that relates these tomes =
with a=20
grace and eloquence that is tough to outshine. Whoever these folks were =
they=20
have raised the intellectual mark to a new level. They have left behind =
a=20
complex mystery. One which has been studied by millions, now we too will =
take on=20
the challenge of understanding what it=E2=80=99s all about.

Anyone who has taken psychoactive mushrooms; Amanita or Psilocybe can =
tell=20
you putting the experience into words is incredibly difficult. More =
difficult=20
still is writing the experience down in a semblance of adequacy. Most =
people say=20
it is impossible, or seemingly so. If it were possible to transfer to =
paper or=20
into words the mushroom experiences, it has always been a point of =
speculation=20
what insights could actually be attained through the writing and =
visionary=20
representation? Revelations is exactly this, a book written as an =
attempt to put=20
into words the mushroom experiences and the visions produced in the =
author=E2=80=99s=20
mind. This is precisely what we are saying, =E2=80=9Cthe visions written =
down in the=20
book of Revelations are produced by the Amanita muscaria =
experience=E2=80=9D. The=20
visions are also influenced by the author=E2=80=99s surroundings, =
political and=20
religious struggles and personal psychology. Essentially these texts =
describe=20
man, the mushrooms and the relationship between the two. The visions are =
expressed between people as things familiar to people. This can be =
problematic=20
because most of the things witnessed in the mushroom consciousness are=20
unfamiliar to the observer. Trying to put into familiar terms things =
that are=20
entirely unfamiliar is not easy. The visions and perceptions of things =
seen in=20
the mind are described within the texts as something familiar to the =
reader.=20
Symbolic pictures drawn in the imagination are a great medium for =
describing=20
visions so the plan of the book stands upon firm ground. It is really =
expressing=20
the depth of the experience itself that is most difficult to extract and =
exactly=20
the thing that man must attempt to do. In fact, some feel deeply =
compelled to do=20
so, once you have experienced the visions yourself. The authors of this =
type of=20
text receive their inspiration from the mushroom experience directly and =
this is=20
an attempt to explain what happens (or what you perceive). It is often =
described=20
as indescribable, so too is the depth of the text of the book of=20
Revelations.

The book is very similar to and perhaps is a rewriting of other =
apocalyptic=20
books containing similar characters and themes. Some Apocalyptic texts =
are=20
contained in the Old Testament and are often compared to revelations for =
reference, the book of Daniel and the book of Ezekiel etc. There are =
literally=20
dozens of these types of apocryphal texts dating back beyond 500BCE, =
most of=20
which were never even considered for inclusion in the cannon of the =
Latin=20
Vulgate Bible or the early Latin, Syriac and Coptic translations. The =
canon of=20
the Old Testament used by Catholics is based upon the authorized and =
canonized=20
texts approved by Alexandrian Jews and included in a version of the =
Jewish Bible=20
known as the =E2=80=9CSeptuagint=E2=80=9D (otherwise known as =
=E2=80=9CLXX=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9CThe Seventy=E2=80=9D). This=20
Jewish Bible was advanced around 275 B.C.E. and is a translation of =
Hebrew texts=20
into Greek by 72 Jewish scribes that first translated the Torah and then =
eventually the entire Tanach. During this time period, Jews spoke =
Aramaic, Latin=20
(the official language of Rome), and/or Greek. They did not speak Hebrew =
except=20
in certain instances. Hebrew is considered a sacred and secret language =
used=20
only in religious study and the services of the Hebrew liturgy, =
specifically the=20
various types of Eucharistic services. (The Eucharist is an ingested =
sacramental=20
substance; to the Catholic it is the Holy Communion.) Non-Jews were =
never taught=20
Hebrew because the language is the means for them to communicate with =
their God=20
and so they kept it to themselves. It is not possible to convert to =
Judaism.=20
Either you are born a Jew or you aren=E2=80=99t. Jews have always been =
known to be adept=20
at languages and mathematics and they are one of those social orders =
that=20
developed elaborate schools and means of education. Every Jew was =
blessed with=20
the gifts of learning and knowledge; hence many Jews consider themselves =
to be=20
=E2=80=9CThe Chosen People.=E2=80=9D To properly translate the Old =
Testament of the Bible, we=20
look at the English, the Greek and the Hebrew. By translating the Old =
Testament=20
in Hebrew, we can get a first generation idea of what the book is really =
all=20
about. This, by no means, should imply that we accept the Hebrew as the =
original=20
version of these books but this is as far back as we can trace the =
origins=20
without deviating into Sumerian, Cuneiform and Sanskrit texts. For our =
purposes,=20
it is sufficient to translate the books back to Hebrew. We can suppose =
to obtain=20
a consistent and concise understanding of the books by translating the =
Hebrew=20
versions partially because Hebrew never changes; it is what scholars =
call a dead=20
language. A dead language is one that is no longer in common use. It has =
been=20
removed from the public domain so the meanings of words do not change =
with the=20
times. As an example, Latin is another dead language and since it never =
changes=20
it is used in religious texts and services, science and law because it =
is=20
standardized. The only drawback to communicating ideas by using a dead =
language=20
is sometimes there are instances in an evolving world that require new =
words. In=20
these cases combinations of dead language words are used as an =
option.

The New Testament (wherein we find Revelations) must be translated =
from the=20
original Greek. The Old Testament boasts containing the apocryphal texts =
of=20
Ezekiel and Daniel and conversely the New Testament presents us with the =
book of=20
Revelations. These were the main three Apocryphal books considered by =
the=20
Council of Nicea (circa 325 C.E.) or later Ecumenical Councils for =
serious=20
consideration and inclusion in later Bibles. The Protestant Bibles =
eliminated=20
parts of the book of Daniel and seven other Old Testament books under =
the=20
reformation of Luthor who based his inclusions into the cannon upon the =
=E2=80=9CCouncil=20
of Jamnia=E2=80=9D (circa 90 to 100 C.E.). It was the =E2=80=9CCouncil =
of Jamnia=E2=80=9D where the=20
highly respected Rabbi Akiva insisted that the =E2=80=9CSong of =
Songs=E2=80=9D be included in=20
this new Jewish Bible. In fact Rabbi Akiva (as previously explained in =
the=20
introduction to =E2=80=9CSong of Solomon=E2=80=9D) stated emphatically =
that it must be included=20
because it is the most important of all Jewish holy books.

The authorship of the book is another item of great contention but it =
is not=20
important to our study to know exactly who the author was. Few serious =
Biblical=20
scholars think that the books of the New Testament like Matthew, Mark, =
Luke and=20
John were actually written by someone named Matthew, Mark, Luke and =
John. Much=20
less do they claim these books were authored by so called apostles of =
the same=20
names. There are, however, myriads of fundamentalists who choose to =
ascribe=20
authorship of the book to an actual historic person and biblical =
character named=20
John. Their assertions that some of the same words are found in the book =
of John=20
that are also found in the book of Revelations proves that they are =
written by=20
the same author are indeed surprising. We will argue the points that no =
one=20
knows for sure and that it doesn=E2=80=99t even matter simply because it =
is not=20
important to our method of interpretation. Many historically famous =
figures in=20
church history have attributed the penning of the book to John the =
Apostle such=20
as Justin Martyr, Eusebius and Tertullian. To such it was important to =
discover=20
an historical single author for the book because this fits within their=20
frameworks of reference. But we have a unique perspective that does not =
rely=20
upon there ever even being a John the Baptizer, or a John the Apostle as =
real=20
historical figures to give a type of validity to our understanding the =
book.=20
Many other historically important secular figures who claim there is =
=E2=80=9Cno solid=20
historical evidence for the existence of these Biblical (John) =
figures=E2=80=9D include=20
Gerald Massey, Jordan Maxwell, Godfrey Higgins, Acharya S. as well as =
many=20
others.

So there is no =E2=80=9CIt was this John=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9CIt was =
that John=E2=80=9D assignment to be made=20
by us. Suffice it to say that the book was not likely to have been =
written by a=20
mythical John the Baptist nor one of the Astrological twelve Apostles. =
As you=20
shall soon see, this book uncovers much in regards to understanding the =
mushroom=20
as both the god and the devil, goddess and harlot, savior and beast. =
John as=20
(the common name is used as an Archetype) character represents the man =
who is=20
thought to be the Savior and therefore is followed by many, but defers =
authority=20
to something or someone else (Jesus). He says I am not he, as any true =
witness=20
must confess, but the mushroom is the true god and the great =E2=80=9CI =
AM=E2=80=9D. Because the=20
figure of John the baptizer also represents the mushroom as a =
=E2=80=9Cvoice of one=20
crying out from the wilderness=E2=80=9D he gives the mushroom a voice. =
He is the=20
spokesperson for the mushroom and says =E2=80=9Cbehold the lamb of =
God=E2=80=9D. This statement=20
is very clearly descriptive of the man having been filled with the =
spirit of=20
God, making an impact upon those who listen to him, yet he is not =
claiming to be=20
=E2=80=9Cthe one=E2=80=9D. Instead he explains what he sees in a vision =
about the mushroom, the=20
persecution and cursing (religious prohibition) of the mushroom, the =
withdrawing=20
of the mushroom from humanity and its return in due season. The voice =
calling=20
from the wilderness interpreted into our own times is the voice of the =
mushroom=20
calling to all of mankind and saying =E2=80=9CRemember me, I =
AM=E2=80=9D. It calls to us from=20
the past, it calls to us from the future, it calls to us from a state of =
being=20
unknown to us because the fact that a mushroom can speak to humans, show =
humans=20
the glories of the heavens and the depths of hell has been ostracized, =
cursed=20
and forbidden by those who could not understand the voice. The mushroom =
has been=20
cast out of our common cosmology by a religious pharmacratic =
inquisition. Now=20
the voice is only known to those schooled in the mysteries or gaining an =
anomalous introduction of another propitious sort. Even then the =
potential of=20
hearing is not necessarily understanding, and this underlies many of the =
current=20
problems.

Misinterpretation of the Bible and incorrectly adopting its moral =
dictates=20
has given birth to a great beast of deception and it is our hope to =
disempower=20
the beasts of misinterpretation and explore and adopt a new view based =
upon our=20
promised freedom. This is the problem with taking these plant =
psychoactives for=20
the religious. Anyone yoked to a dangerous and incorrect system of dogma =
and=20
belief enters a long struggle with that voice, perpetuated by an =
internal=20
struggle between the perceptions of good and evil. The longer one fights =
the=20
voice the longer the experiences altering between heaven and hell, bliss =
and=20
torment continue. Those unwilling to let go of beliefs in a false =
morality=20
realize the profundity of the term =E2=80=9Ceternal torment=E2=80=9D. =
This must be considered as=20
a potential candidate for reasons those in religious authority have =
cursed the=20
mushroom as the devil and driven the knowledge of it into near =
obscurity. There=20
is no wavering in our understanding and there can be no doubt that the =
status of=20
the mushroom as the thing which provides mankind with immortality must =
be=20
understood if the interpretation of this book is to enter the realm of =
accuracy.=20
To reject it because of a lack of physical evidence (like no apparent =
immortals=20
living in the flesh today) unnecessarily restricts its effects upon the =
physical=20
universe. Immortality should not be thought of in terms of our limited =
physical=20
universe. In fact considering the predominance in the old world of a =
belief in=20
reincarnation, it is not. We must consider the potential amount of self =
that can=20
remain after death, and the quality of that remnant that passes from one =
physical body to another, as the real thing the mushrooms may very well=20
affect.

Apocalypse (Apocalypses in Greek) means an =
=E2=80=9Cuncovering=E2=80=9D (of that which has=20
been hidden) or a revealing (of something previously unknown). The Latin =
name of=20
Revelations (a revealing or uncovering) means the same thing and is the =
name in=20
English ascribed to this book. Revelations is used as the title in the =
Latin=20
Vulgate and in Latin =E2=80=9Crevelare=E2=80=9D means =E2=80=9Cto reveal =
something which was previously=20
hidden=E2=80=9D. The =E2=80=9Cpreviously hidden=E2=80=9D definition is =
of note here so please keep this=20
in mind as you read on. Expect to find something being hidden (cursed,=20
repressed, forbidden) during the course of the book and something that =
this book=20
=E2=80=9Creveals=E2=80=9D. The word =E2=80=9CApocalypse=E2=80=9D has =
come to mean a lot of things to modern day=20
Christians, mostly it is perceived to mean the end of the world, a great =
battle=20
and to many it means the same thing as Armageddon. Interestingly the =
word is=20
used as a noun in the title of this book but it is not found used in =
this manner=20
anywhere else in Greek literature. The word is used in a wide variety of =
applications as a verb throughout the New Testament, primarily =
indicating a=20
divine revelation to man. In the Greek text of the Old Testament book of =
Daniel=20
it is often used in reference to the revealing of secrets and the =
interpreting=20
of dreams.

In the King James Version of the Bible the title of this book is =
=E2=80=9CThe=20
Revelation of St. John the Divine=E2=80=9D, and in the Greek the title =
is =E2=80=9CApocalypses=20
Ioannou=E2=80=9D, and simply means =E2=80=9CRevelation of John=E2=80=9D. =
We shouldn=E2=80=99t gloss this over;=20
because this is an important statement, it says, =E2=80=9CJohn is =
Divine=E2=80=9D. The title=20
ultimately does help us in our understanding of the book because it =
leads us=20
into the question, =E2=80=9Cwho exactly can be divine?=E2=80=9D =
Apparently the author of this=20
book, John, can. Otherwise why would the presumed author be called =
divine? It=20
also must be queried, =E2=80=9CIf this John can be divine, what exactly =
does it mean to=20
be divine?=E2=80=9D The Greek word translated here as divine is =
=E2=80=9Ctheos=E2=80=9D and it means=20
=E2=80=9CGod=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9CGodhead=E2=80=9D or =
=E2=80=9CGodly=E2=80=9D. The simple answer clarifies the statement =
because=20
the mushroom was (and is) considered to be =E2=80=9Cdivine=E2=80=9D, =
=E2=80=9CGod=E2=80=9D and also reportedly=20
endows the partaker with the understanding of being divine directly =
(becoming=20
Godly); therefore we may understand this multiplicity of the term =
=E2=80=9Cdivine=E2=80=9D as=20
attributed to both the mushroom and the mushroom experiencer. John =
Allegro in=20
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross deciphered the name John (Ioannou) to =
be a=20
name for the Amanita muscaria mushroom so that we can now realize the =
title of=20
this book is =E2=80=9CUncovering the Mushroom=E2=80=9D =
(=E2=80=9CApocalypses Ioannou=E2=80=9D). This will become=20
very clear by the end of this exposition, when the whole hidden (sealed) =
story=20
this book tells is revealed. The very first verse of this book tells us =
that=20
this is =E2=80=9CThe Revelation of Jesus Christ=E2=80=9D so this book =
is, in reality, both the=20
Revelation of John and the Revelation of Jesus Christ. John Allegro in =
The=20
Sacred Mushroom and the Cross deciphered the name Jesus for us as =
another name=20
used for the mushroom. This is very significant and important because =
when it is=20
known that these names (and others) have direct linguistic links to =
names of the=20
plant Gods in pre-Christianity, and these names and stories associated =
with them=20
remains the same as they are later incorporated into Christianity, we =
can=20
understand the first verse of this book to actually be =E2=80=9CThe =
Revelation of the=20
Mushroom=E2=80=9D. This is simple enough and helps to explain why the =
book is fraught=20
with strange visions, things being eaten that make the belly bitter, =
vomiting=20
and the like.

This book is a book of symbols. It is mostly understood by the =
studying=20
Christian that these symbols point towards something in the future. This =
is one=20
of the most common methods developed specifically geared towards =
interpreting=20
this book. Most Christians also agree that the book is symbolically =
explaining=20
the events to come regarding the return of Jesus and the setting up of =
his=20
kingdom on earth and the unveiling of his kingdom in heaven.

We must also consider the Astro-Theological symbolism in this book =
and those=20
things up in the heavens that they point to, namely the Sun, Moon, Stars =
and=20
Constellations. The ending (Omega) of the time period referred to in =
this book=20
as =E2=80=9Cthe end of days=E2=80=9D is known as an =
=E2=80=9CAge=E2=80=9D. The twelve Ages are the twelve houses=20
of the Zodiac. This is the band of stars composed into constellations =
that the=20
Sun apparently cycles through one time in a year. It is composed of =
twelve=20
constellations called =E2=80=9Chouses=E2=80=99. Our position in time, =
moving through the ages is=20
calculated by measuring the exact spot of the Sunrise (in the houses) at =
the=20
spring equinox. The Precession is the grandest measuring of time known =
to the=20
old world, as the Sun moves through the zodiac in a large precession of =
the=20
stars. This movement (cycle) through the twelve houses of the Zodiac =
takes=20
twenty six thousand years to complete. This cycle is caused by the =
wobble of the=20
earth. Each age (one twelfth of the cycle) lasts two thousand one =
hundred and=20
fifty years (if you divide the houses equally). Currently we exist in =
this=20
reckoning of time at the cusp between Pisces and Aquarius. We are =
leaving the=20
old age of Pisces wherein the Fish has been the symbol predominantly =
used to=20
represent God for the last two thousand one hundred and fifty years and =
we are=20
proceeding into the Age of Aquarius, the new age of enlightenment =
represented in=20
the Zodiac symbolism as the Water bearer. Keep in mind this is no =
ordinary=20
water, but these waters borne by the bearer are the waters of life and =
we will=20
see this ultimately as the new age is established in this book (The =
waters of=20
life will run freely) and the kingdom of Jesus, the New Jerusalem is =
established=20
on Earth where we discover the center of the =E2=80=9CKingdom=E2=80=9D =
(the King-Dome), as the=20
=E2=80=9CThrone=E2=80=9D (Three-in-One), is the =E2=80=9CFountain of =
Living Waters=E2=80=9D also known as =E2=80=9CThe=20
Fountain of the Waters of Life=E2=80=9D. These metaphors are so direct =
and profound as=20
descriptions for the mushroom it cries out to us as a voice crying from =
the=20
wilderness to find out why.

Types of the interpretation of Revelations

The =E2=80=9CFuturist Scheme of Interpretation=E2=80=9D looks at this =
book as a prophetic=20
text describing future events that =E2=80=9Cmust shortly come to =
pass=E2=80=9D. Looking at the=20
texts, as an unfolding vision exclusively in the future can be a good =
guide if=20
you see the events can happen in a metaphorical way to you directly. =
This is the=20
wildcard that the mushroom provides, an unprecedented understanding of =
the texts=20
and a means whereby they relate directly to you. Not very many people =
find merit=20
in denying that this book clearly attempts to predict the future but it =
is=20
specifically what and how the events are to unfold that draws =
controversy. The=20
style of the book is evident as prophetic and the overall theme insists =
this is=20
the case. To the Futurist there is little credence given to any theories =
and=20
conjecture regarding things in the past that may be aligned to =
correspond with=20
events portrayed in the book of Revelations. These events must be =
projected into=20
the future. They believe all the events are destined to take place just =
before=20
the return of Jesus. Consequently, because Jesus (as they understand or =
expect=20
him to be) has not returned, events described in the book that seem to =
correlate=20
to actual events over the course of two thousand years must be relegated =
to mere=20
coincidence. Many Theologians and Biblical scholars have rejected the =
book of=20
revelations because of the claim made in the texts that =E2=80=9Cthese =
things must=20
quickly come to pass=E2=80=9D. And yet they did not. The things supposed =
to happen=20
without hesitation have not happened in two thousand years. Although =
primarily=20
this is in relation to the return of Jesus, they dismiss the =
(Revelations)=20
prophesy as a false teaching. If only they understood that it does =
quickly come=20
to pass. If they only realized that when they understand it correctly, =
it is=20
upon them =E2=80=9Cnow=E2=80=9D, then the events projected into the =
future have all the more=20
meaning.

It is clear that many of the events described in the book could not =
have=20
taken place in times past because there was no way to, for instance, =
enforce a=20
buy and sell mandate upon the whole world. The book certainly describes =
a=20
one-world condition, if not a one world government then a stage wherein =
the=20
entire world is aware of and controlled by events on a global scale. The =
world=20
prohibition on drugs and the pharmacratic inquisition enforced upon all =
the=20
governments of the planet by the United States, Britain, The Vatican and =
the=20
United Nations as well as the E.U., the International Monetary Fund and =
N.A.T.O.=20
(as well as many other organizations) is as close as one can get to a =
one world=20
dictate imposing the religious prohibition upon practicing indigenous =
religion=20
(singling out and persecuting any world religious practice that =
incorporates=20
real entheogenic plant sacraments). For merchants who bought and sold =
during=20
Biblical times plants and herbs were a primary commodity and a worldwide =
means=20
of trade. We will make a case for this being the reasoning behind the =
religious=20
and governmental prohibition (curse). Today the pharmaceutical industry =
boasts=20
trillions of dollars in profits every year and you must be authorized to =
participate in this very lucrative business of buying and selling them. =
The=20
symbol of this drug trade is the Caduceus and we will explore this sign =
much=20
more within these chapters.

Another method developed for interpreting this book is known as the=20
=E2=80=9CSpiritual Scheme of Interpretation=E2=80=9D. This method =
insists that the book does not=20
predict the future or events to come but to teach fundamental spiritual=20
principles. Even the greatest proponents of this scheme must admit that =
the book=20
is talking about the =E2=80=9Csecond coming of Jesus=E2=80=9D. We think =
that the real soul of=20
the book is revealed in an understanding somewhere in the middle of =
these=20
seemingly contradictory points of view. It also must be seen, as =
something that=20
we are all a part of and interpreted correctly will do exactly that. =
Superfluous=20
is the notion of good versus evil, black and white, dark and light where =
the=20
good guy wins and is so almighty that there is nothing left of the other =
side=20
standing. But the greatest revelatory twist of all comes when you =
understand=20
that God is not only good but is all things (good and evil). The bad =
guys (and=20
girls), vilified, cursed and damned for all eternity in this book just =
may be=20
the good guys too, it is all a matter of perception and the words of =
this book=20
combined with an honorable sense of freedom and justice teaches us =
discretion as=20
to whose side we are on at every turn in the saga. It=E2=80=99s never =
been as easy to=20
discern good from evil, as it seems. And the concept of discernment =
between=20
right and wrong, in every instance by determining the merits and =
consequences=20
reminds us of the earliest of stories (Adam and eve and the Garden of =
Eden).

Good and evil are perceptions of the mind, reflective representations =
of the=20
same coin. We must not take it for granted that every time something is=20
presented to us in the Bible as being from God or on the side of God =
that it is=20
unerringly good. Just as we must see potential schizophrenia in the =
story of=20
Abraham (hearing a voice in his head to kill his son), or just as we =
must=20
consider the homicidal nature of the taking of Moab (the Promised land) =
by the=20
Hebrews under the guidance of Moses (who ordered the murder of every =
inhabitant=20
of the land except the young girls who were verified virgins; those to =
be taken=20
as possessions) we must resist the easy path of alignment with evil =
deeds just=20
because they are being committed by some ones portrayed as being under =
the=20
protection of God. In every mythological tale both sides presented in =
the=20
stories may merit equally and it is up to the individual to decide right =
from=20
wrong. The tales and parables conveyed for centuries throughout the =
world teach=20
the student of mythology to discern and learn, not to blindly follow. If =
it is=20
true that Christian texts do not allow for discernment, but rather =
demand strict=20
obedience to dogma, what is there to learn besides how to obey? The =
stories in=20
this book are no different in this regard than other myths and blind =
loyalty is=20
as big a stumbling block as any other to understanding this book =
correctly. All=20
the visionary perceptions represented here possess a common theme, the =
mushrooms=20
and plants (Gods and Angels, Devils and Beasts), humans and the =
relationship=20
between the two. Representations of phantasmagoria can be easily =
recognized as=20
anthropomorphisms of the mushrooms personified and written into the =
book. They=20
are all (both good and evil) precepts of the same things.

The =E2=80=9CPreterists=E2=80=9D have another attitude towards =
interpreting this book. They=20
assign anything and everything described in the book to relate only to =
the=20
specific person writing, his times and events current to him only. =
Therefore=20
they believe that Rome described in this book meant only the physical =
Rome (The=20
Roman Empire) during the first few hundred years C.E.. Thus preventing =
any=20
persons or their faith (or their church) from being suspect as one of =
the=20
Churches that has fallen away from the truth described in the texts. =
This scheme=20
was primarily invented in response to the arguments of Reformers who =
claimed the=20
book describes the corruption and fall of the Roman Catholic Church, =
most=20
specifically in the few chapters devoted to Babylon. This type of =
interpretation=20
has brought up the apparent associations with the Pope and the Beast, =
The Popes=20
Tiara and the number inscribed on it, 666, the Roman Catholic Church and =
its=20
association with the Harlot of Babylon and the like.

The Earthly wars fought by men during the first few centuries were =
also=20
associated with events in this book by Preterists. Warlords like Attila =
the Hun=20
become Antichrists and beasts and kings of the Earth. The invasions of =
the Goths=20
and the endless waves of Muslims invading the West are prime material =
for=20
alignment with symbols in this book. Likewise the serious diminishing of =
the=20
forces of Paganism by Constantine has been associated with the opening =
of the=20
sixth seal. The second vial has been associated with the uprising =
against=20
orthodoxy of Martin Luther. Napoleon (and the French Revolution) having =
sacked=20
the Vatican and imprisoned the Pope became the presumed instrument for =
the death=20
of the little horn that is stricken (given a mortal wound) and rises =
again. This=20
horn is understood as being the office of the Pope rather than a =
particular=20
Pontiff. Of course we can find no particular criterion of judgment or=20
fundamental principal whereby it can be determined exactly what people =
or=20
historical events are referred to in any given passage. This has created =
a huge=20
amount of bickering, arguing and flat out confusion among those who hold =
this=20
view. It has also led to a great deal of manipulation, scheming and =
conspiring=20
on the part of man to fulfill these events as prophesies. It just =
doesn=E2=80=99t make a=20
whole lot of sense that a book this complex and replete with symbolism,=20
seemingly written for the whole world, would require the reader to be up =
on=20
current events in world government, world history and Ecclesiastical=20
proceedings. If this is all the book is about it would render it =
virtually=20
useless to the common man, most of whom were poor and isolated from =
world events=20
and unaffected by them anyway. Even if those few who claim to be =
qualified to do=20
so recognized certain principalities and dominions (Kings and Kingdoms =
=E2=80=93=20
Churches) as fulfilling these prophecies, it has little effect upon the =
general=20
populace of Christendom. Most of the population of the world is poor and =
unlearned and would have no idea about the supposed historical events =
alluded=20
to. People living in small villages had no concept of prophetic =
fulfillment when=20
a horde of marauders trampled their village, murdered their friends, =
families=20
and livestock. Nor did it matter much to these victims which banner of =
war the=20
invaders were carrying. So to limit the interpretation of this book to =
the=20
Preterists system limits the understanding to an extreme.

The book of Revelations is classified as Apocalyptic literature and =
Christian=20
apocalpyticism is actually a continuation of older Jewish beliefs and =
much older=20
Iranian Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster (circa 500 B.C.E.) popularized belief =
that=20
there is an ongoing spiritual war between light and darkness, good and =
evil and=20
that there will be a war at the end of the world between these two =
forces=20
culminating in, as the Islamic world calls it, a =E2=80=9CJihad=E2=80=9D =
or =E2=80=9CHoly War.=E2=80=9D This=20
type of belief has been at the core of wars throughout human history and =
will=20
certainly be the cause of more until this mythological tale can be =
understood as=20
simply that, a myth, and humanity finally comes to grips with the =
unifying=20
principles that reconcile good and evil, god and the devil, light and =
dark to be=20
all part of one all embracing nature of life. The mushroom itself =
provides this=20
very thing; the revelations that consist of alternating perceptions =
between good=20
and evil that alternate back and forth like a Yo-Yo ride.

There is another method of scriptural interpretation that does not=20
specifically associate itself to apocalyptic texts. The belief in =
Scripture and=20
prophesy brings individuals into a mind set conducive to the =
=E2=80=9Cpescher=E2=80=99 method of=20
scripture interpretation causing the search for correlations among the =
reader=E2=80=99s=20
present day world, it=E2=80=99s governments, religions and public =
figures and the coded=20
scriptures deemed prophetic. The pescher method of scripture =
interpretation=20
became better understood after the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls and =
the=20
lives of the Essenes (who were thought to have deposited the scrolls) =
were=20
examined much more thoroughly by anthropologists. This type of scripture =
interpretation may very well have been developed because of the =
particular=20
characteristic common to Amanita use. When you are in the Amanita =
consciousness=20
you become a part of whatever is happening around you. If you are =
watching a=20
movie you become the movie. The experience is just as real as it can be. =
You=20
believe yourself to be living the movie you are watching. People have =
been=20
taking the Amanitas for thousands and thousands of years and have been=20
attempting to understand these aspects of the experience. So it is a =
logical=20
progression for us to consider people relating scriptures that we think =
are=20
inspired by the mushroom experiences to relate the stories into their =
own lives.=20
Two thousand years ago it was entertainment to read scripture for the =
Essenes=20
and others. This phenomenon of relating oneself into stories can be =
witnessed in=20
the natural world through children observed watching a movie who =
associate=20
themselves with characters. They can be heard saying things like =
=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m the kid=20
with red hair=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CYou are the girl having the =
party=E2=80=9D. But as we grow up we=20
typically don=E2=80=99t continue this behavior. Still, relating with a =
story (told by=20
another, read or watched on television) can still cause tears, fear, =
surprise=20
etc. in young and old. Being on the mushrooms exacerbates this condition =
in the=20
extreme; it is really quite the experience. Once a friend watched a =
boxing event=20
on television and believed he was beaten up. This is not a good idea for =
future=20
reference. Another friend watched the movie Dune and became the Quitsatz =
Haderac=20
(the hero character, the Universe=E2=80=99s Super-Being). Understandably =
if you are=20
listening to a book on tape or someone is reading to you, it is the same =
thing.=20
So it is a logical progression for people to relate modern methods of=20
storytelling scriptures into their own lives. Even before the Christian =
world=20
existed the Jewish apocalyptic texts such as the book of Daniel, the =
Book of=20
Sibylline Oracles, Ezra, Apocalypse of Baruch and others had many a =
Rabbi=20
claiming the end was near.

Apocalyptic writings contain the good versus evil mythology =
reminiscent of=20
the Egyptian and Babylonian hero and villain stories but rather than =
viewing=20
these writings as myth they are instead viewed as prophetic. Prophecy is =
often=20
explained as valid by religious authorities but most religious =
apologists claim=20
that there is no more valid Prophesy in the modern world. Muslims =
emphatically=20
believe there could be no prophet after Muhammad

Throughout the course of history, fanatical believers have even =
attempted to=20
bring about the events within these types of stories by manipulating =
governments=20
and leaders. This believer-oriented conscious manipulating of the =
physical=20
universe, governments, political unions, contracts, wars, conflicts and =
media=20
continually feeds the imaginations of people unaware of this type of=20
puppeteering. Unnumbered televangelists bilk the public out of millions =
because=20
they appear to be tapped into the secrets of these books. However, =
rather than=20
divine prophecy coming true, because it is divine prophecy, the =
seemingly=20
prophetic events align because people, real human beings believing they =
are=20
fulfilling prophecy, consciously follow these books as blueprints. It =
can be=20
argued in a convoluted manner that these people are doing what they do =
because=20
they are fulfilling prophecy and they must act out their role, that =
there could=20
be no other reality because, as emphatically insisted by religionists, =
=E2=80=9Cit has=20
thus been written=E2=80=9D. But it is exactly this type of =
circumambulatory reasoning=20
that has kept the churches in business and logic at bay, if not illegal, =
and=20
perpetuates the bloodshed, intolerance and faith-based insanity.

The Jewish revolt against Rome of 63-70 AD was a product of this type =
of=20
apocalyptic belief and resulted an a complete and utter disaster for the =
Zealots=20
and Essenes as well as the Jews that thought the end was at hand and the =
time of=20
their liberation imminent. In spite of the scriptures lining up with the =
current=20
events the Jews were doomed. It seems that they did not learn the =
lessons of=20
their previous candidates or pretenders to the messianic role. In fact =
the Jews=20
have a long tradition of looking for the messiah. The word translated as =
=E2=80=98messiah=E2=80=99 is the Hebrew =E2=80=9Cmashiach=E2=80=9D and =
means anointed (with holy oil or semen)=20
and was used for historical personages such as the anointed kings and =
priests of=20
Israel. The Jews saw potential in several leaders such as Zerubbabel and =
Joshua=20
ben Jehozadak who fit the model of priestly and political rulers in =
about 550=20
BC. The revolt of the Maccabees against the Greeks in about 160-170 BCE =
saw=20
potential of the expected messiah in Matthias and groups of Zealots =
recognized=20
many messiahs over the years.

The Year 1000 was thought to be the end of the world as well. The =
times at=20
the end of the first millennium as predicted by the apocalyptic =
scriptures were=20
full of iniquity and those who were looking for it observed a falling =
away from=20
religious propriety like never before thought possible. Those of the =
ending=20
millennium that were programmed to do so believed wholeheartedly that =
the end=20
must be at hand. In similar manner the Y2K craze of the ending second =
millennium=20
rattled the cages of religious zealots and doomsayers alike. All bets =
were off=20
as property went cheap and the biggest selling items were emergency =
supplies.=20
Once again the gullible filled the pockets of those who discount such=20
things.

Contemporary mythology feeds the imaginations of believers and movies =
such as=20
Logan=E2=80=99s Run, 1984, THX-138, Star Wars and The Matrix are seen as =
apocalyptic=20
prophecy containing secret messages complete with hero, heroine, =
villains and=20
beasts that parallel the Bible=E2=80=99s predicted end-days scenarios. =
These tales also=20
follow the blueprints and archetypes of mythology and this is why they =
seem=20
familiar, not because they are prophetic visions of future events. In =
the=20
beginning of Star Wars we see the great opening lines =E2=80=9CIn a =
Galaxy Far, Far=20
Away=E2=80=9D and it serves as a reminder that fantasy only remains =
potential reality as=20
long as we keep our perspectives under control. We must refrain from =
believing=20
and see it as a story that could be possible (in other words, we view it =
as a=20
myth).

How many times the end of the world, as described in the book of =
Revelations,=20
appeared imminent to those who were reading it and connecting current =
events=20
with scriptural metaphor is impossible to estimate. But consider there =
are=20
millions of Jews, Christians, and Muslims who believe that these =
prophetic=20
visions describe an actual end to the world, a literal battle at the end =
of days=20
and actual people walking in the shoes of the characters within these =
stories.=20
In reality the number of people who died knowing without a doubt that =
the end=20
was near only to have their children, grandchildren and great =
grandchildren die=20
without the end happening is astronomical. If you want to put your money =
on a=20
sure thing, don=E2=80=99t bet on the events of Revelations, or any other =
apocalyptic=20
book, being literally interpreted by so called religious experts who say =
it is=20
prophetic and eminent.

The fantastic visions of things appearing as opposites throughout the =
book of=20
Revelations are merely different perspectives of the same things. This =
is one of=20
the true keys to understanding these apocalyptic, drug induced visionary =
books.=20
This book is a story of the illusionary beliefs in conflict and =
resolution, the=20
exact teaching that is given through direct experience of the mushrooms=20
themselves.

The mushrooms and other visionary plants are represented in the=20
visualizations as gods, thrones, beasts, elders, virgins, harlots, =
dragons,=20
serpents etc. The typical Amanita muscaria/pantherina mushroom visions =
are=20
related in this book as segments alternating between emanations of god =
and=20
goodness and emanations from the devil and evil. The experience is =
exactly this;=20
unfolding visions accompanied by a feeling of going downward and the =
perception=20
that everything is a manifestation of evil, then unfolding visions =
accompanied=20
by a feeling of going upward and the perception that everything is a=20
manifestation of good. This is because the mushroom experience is like =
riding on=20
a universe bound Yo-Yo. It is like going down to the depths of hell, =
despair and=20
death until there is a leveling-off or bottoming out and then the ride =
begins=20
upwards towards the heavens, bliss, acceptance, light and happiness. =
This=20
proverbial ride to heaven and hell continues until the perception is=20
resolved.

The beautific visions of the gods, angels, acceptance and all that is =
glorious and pleasing results from the upward traveling elevator until =
once=20
again there is a leveling-off or plateau followed by a downward plunge =
back into=20
the depths of darkness , despair, unworthiness and demons, beasts, =
dragons,=20
serpents and apparent spiritual death. These two extremities manifest in =
the=20
visionary state as an unfolding phantasmagoria followed by a collapsing =
of the=20
vision and repeated unfolding and collapsing, just as happens within the =
texts.=20
Solving the riddle of this book requires knowing these emanations are =
both from=20
the same source and then realizing why they appear as good and evil.

Religions based upon the lineage of Ambraham (Abrahamic) are notably=20
anti-feminine. They fanatically adhere to a concept repressing human =
sexuality=20
that festers with inhibition, guilt and mental trauma. Somehow these are =
the=20
religions that have grown in popularity exponentially. Yet the reality =
of the=20
psychologically damaging effects sexual repression and historically =
produces is=20
blatantly ignored. Likewise the plant prohibition has destroyed the =
ability to=20
heal for humanity; these prohibitory religions exterminated the =
herbalists.=20
Unfortunately the demands of these Jewish authors are one of obedience =
to the=20
laws as set out by their predecessors. Likewise Christian translators =
added=20
their own portions of hellfire and brimstone to the texts. Consequently=20
Christians who have adopted these texts themselves hold to the law for =
fear of=20
eternal torment. Muslims are fanatically intolerant of anyone who does =
not=20
respect the laws of their faith. These hold fast to religious law and=20
prohibitions regardless of the oppressive, unhealthy and repressed =
societies=20
they create. Any questioning of the law is explicitly forbidden and =
classified=20
heresy and blasphemy. Few dare criticize the law for fear of the =
consequences.=20
Herein lies the heart of the conflict and in the end, understanding this =
holds=20
to key to resolution. Other people around the world used the same =
mushrooms and=20
plants religiously but they were not under the iron rod of law that =
these=20
unfortunate ones are. Still today this type of repression of the human =
mind,=20
body and spirit manifests in violence, bloodshed, sexual mutilation and =
a world=20
that glaringly resembles a bad nightmare.

We observed previously in the chapter on the =E2=80=9CSong of =
Songs=E2=80=9D the internal=20
conflict one must struggle with if you try to shove a square peg (false =
laws and=20
dogma) into a round hole (mushroom revelations to be free from these =
beliefs).=20
The mushroom experience is revealing that the things perceived as evil =
and wrong=20
are the result of misguided judgment, =E2=80=9Cjudge not, that ye be not =
judged=E2=80=9D, and=20
the hatred garnered towards those who disregard the order of law adhered =
to by=20
the believers are called liars, deceivers and evil-doers.

If it were only possible to stay in the blissful realm these =
mushrooms would=20
be far more popular but it is conflict between beliefs and facts, truths =
and=20
lies that causes the roller-coaster ride and therefore one must work =
towards=20
this goal rather than receiving ultimate bliss and resolution on a =
silver=20
platter. If you take the mushrooms unwilling to consider that everything =
the=20
religions have taught you is wrong then you are in for a long =
Roller-Coaster=20
ride. The mushroom will show you but if you are unwilling to learn the =
lesson=20
you will become as Job, enduring torment of the soul because of =
conditioned=20
stubbornness.

To really understand the book it is also necessary to know the =
metaphors used=20
for the mushrooms and the various anatomical characteristics. Some of =
these have=20
been previously discussed and the themes repeated will be noted. Others =
are new=20
and interesting in this book and will be explained as we go. It is also=20
necessary to know the mushroom experience firsthand quite well in order =
to fully=20
realize the descriptions of the experience in the book. But since it is =
unlikely=20
that you, the reader has ever done these mushrooms, let alone done them=20
repeatedly in order to really understand them, a first-hand explanation =
based=20
upon empirical evidence and must suffice. It is not surprising that this =
type of=20
explanation has not been previously given considering the pharmacratic=20
inquisition and attitude towards drugs.

The blatant Astrological references within this book clearly wave the =
red=20
flag of the New Age to fundamentalists. They either reject the fact that =
the=20
references are there or discredit the book on this basis. The fact of=20
Astro-Theology being woven right into the cosmological quilt of =
Christianity is=20
a problem for some because standard teachings today refuse to accept =
anything=20
associated with Astrology as part of Jewish and Christian theology. =
Recent=20
Archaeological discoveries

There are also unconcealed references to gemstones (crystals) that =
comprise=20
the foundations of the New Jerusalem, the heavenly city. Even the city =
of God=20
coming down from heaven to earth has at its foundation crystalline =
materials.=20
The powers of crystals is another of those new age references that =
baffle=20
fundamentalists because beliefs in the dangers of new age philosophy. =
But today=20
crystals are utilized in a myriad of ways. Crystals are used for radios =
because=20
they vibrate at specific frequencies inaudible to the human ear. Signals =
can be=20
sent through space between two crystals vibrating at the same frequency. =
This=20
can be looked at as a psychic link although if you understand the =
underlying=20
principles it is understandable. Crystals vibrate with energy as does =
the human=20
brain, especially with the added enhancement of crystalline substances. =
These=20
crystals are found in the plants of the Gods. At the center of the City =
is the=20
plant and it is this source from which all things that exist emanate. =
This plant=20
is the mushroom.

For a couple of thousand years people have been trying to understand =
what the=20
strange visions described in this book actually mean and what or who the =
cryptic=20
texts are referring to. To add to the confusion this book has seen =
enough=20
translations to where it now potentially deviates so far from its =
original=20
meaning that the truth behind the intention has become incomprehensible. =
But the=20
texts have been translated, rewritten and retranslated again several =
times just=20
to find themselves in Greek and then another time to find themselves in =
English.=20
Every successive generation of translations is potentially the final =
nail in the=20
coffin that obscures the books meaning forever. Fortunately we think we =
have=20
decoded the book through a comprehensive study of the English as well as =
the old=20
Greek enough to put a major foot forward. Successive generations will =
have this=20
book as a reference work for further clarification as to its full =
meaning.

As you will see the book of Revelations is a story of the =
transformation of=20
the world from a world of oppression fueled by religious prohibition =
(the curse)=20
and driven to the brink of destruction before there is a great leap of=20
understanding that frees the world, releases the curse and heals =
mankind. The=20
Tree of Life and the Fountain of Living Waters are the core of the new =
world.=20
Plants are the true source of healing and this is made clear. The great =
spirit=20
of evil and oppression is the spirit of prohibition and the minions of =
evil are=20
those who accept the mark and attempt to vanquish freedom forever under =
the=20
guise of truth and law.

The WAR ON DRUGS is the great battle waging between truth and the =
great lie.=20
Those who are on the side of oppression will find themselves as those =
who have=20
accepted the mark of the beast.

Revelations is death/rebirth, mushroom experiencing at its finest. =
There=20
relates seven visions comprising seven parts, each which equates to the =
49 days=20
of Pentecost.